Bascially, it means wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend, or girlfriend/girlfriend or boyfriend/boyfriend. Someone with whom you are, or have been, intimate (i.e.: shared sex) with.
domestic violence, Dating violence
Domestic violence Dating violence
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I think you mean a DV restraining order: It is a domestic violence restraining order. It is a court order that can help protect people from abuse.
Angelo P. Giardino has written: 'Intimate partner violence' -- subject(s): Services for, Victims of family violence, Intimate partner violence, Prevention 'Child Maltreatment'
Around 2,000,000 a year is given out because of domestic violence.
A restraining order is a legal order issued by a court to protect an individual from harassment, stalking, or harm by another person. It typically prohibits the individual named in the order from contacting or coming near the person seeking protection. Violating a restraining order can result in legal consequences, including arrest. These orders are often used in cases involving domestic violence or abuse.
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When somebody says protection from violence, it means being protected and given a safe environment away from hostility and violence. Every person deserves protection from violence.
of course
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According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.