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Domestic Violence can be broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, friends or cohabitation. Domestic violence has many forms including physical aggression (hitting, kicking, biting, shoving, restraining, slapping, throwing objects), or threats thereof; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; controlling or domineering; intimidation; stalking; passive/covert abuse (e.g., neglect); and economic deprivation.

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Laws vary by state, but domestic abuse or domestic violence is generally defined as the crime of assault where the victim (of any sex) is a current or former spouse, parent, child, or any person with whom the defendant has a child in common, or a present or former household member, or a person who has or had a dating or engagement relationship with the defendant.

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Its violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against woman

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When a woman makes a false claim & some mangina does her physical abuse by proxy.

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The law defines it as unwanted hitting,pinching,bitting,scratching,and or spitting

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Domestic abuse is when one person abuses another in the home, verbally or physically.

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