defers; deferred; deferring. Learner's definition of DEFER. [+ object] : to choose to do (something) at a later time. She deferred work on her book. The accountant advised us not to defer our taxes. [=not to pay our taxes later] She'll defer her decision.
Bullying and Suicide. Both victims and perpetrators of bullying are at a higher risk for suicide than their peers. Children. who are both victims and perpetrators of bullying are at the highest risk (Kim & Leventhal, 2008; Hay & Meldrum, 2010; Kaminski & Fang, 2009). All three groups (victims, perpetrators, and perpe-. trator/victims) are more likely to be depressed than children who are not involved in bullying (Wang, Nansel et al., in press). Depression is a major risk factor for suicide.
Video Transcript. Transcript for Young Girls Arrested for Bullying in Suicide Case. Now, to the facebook post that led to the arrest of two, young girls in connection with what police say was the cyber bullying suicide, of a 12-year-old girl, who jumped off a tower after allegedly being tormented online. The oldest of the two arrested, a 14-year-old, waking up in jail this morning.