Violence between current or former partners in an intimate relationship. The violence may include physical, sexual, emotional or financial abuse.
A person may be a victim of domestic violence if their partner or ex-partner physically harms or threatens harm; forces sex or sexual activities; constantly insults or puts them down; follows, harasses or stalks them and/or makes them feel afraid.
Domestic violence, also called "intimate partner abuse," "battering," or "wife-beating," refers to physical, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse that takes place in the context of an intimate relationship, including marriage. Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of gender-based violence and is often characterized by long-term patterns of abusive behavior and control.
Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, including sexual assault, stalking, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury or assault, between family or household members. (RCW 26.50.010(1))
Violence or threats of violence between spouses, ex-spouses, and people living together or who formerly lived together.
Physical abuse or threats of abuse occurring between members of the same household.
violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women
is defined the National Committee on Violence Against Women (NCVAW) as violence and abuse perpetrated by a man upon a female to control his victim, which results in physical, sexual and/or psychological damage, forced social isolation or economic deprivation, or behaviour which leaves a woman living in fear. The definition of domestic violence used by DVAS defines our client group and supports our view of domestic violence as an act of oppression against women, which arises out of, and which is supported by a social system defined by a dominant male hegemony. DVAS aims to promote the safety of women and children in their domestic relationships and to facilitate their access to AVOs as the primary means of ensuring their safety where they are exposed to domestic violence. Domestic violence is behaviour, within a domestic relationship, that involves an abuse of power and is usually, though not exclusively perpetrated by men against women and children. Domestic violence encompasses a range of behaviour including intimidation, coercion, emotional abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, isolation and psychological manipulation.
The intent by one spouse to intimidate the other spouse, either by threat or by use of physical force on the other person or property. The purpose of the assault is to control her behavior by the inducement of fear.
Any hurtful or unwanted behavior perpetrated upon an individual by an intimate or prior intimate. Includes physical, psychological and emotional abuse. Primarily a learned behavior whose effects, without intervention, become more destructive over time.
an area of practice and legislation devoted to preventing spousal abuse by providing the police and courts with swift and effective mechanisms to afford the victims financial relief and physical protection, including temporary and final restraining orders keeping abusers away from their victims under pain of felony prosecution.
Any form of violence or abuse in a domestic relationship, including physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological and economic abuse.
Violence and abuses made by family members. (ex: again the wife, the husband, the kids, etc)
A disturbance between two or more people engaged in an intimate relationship that has escalated to a degree involving actual or threatened violence.
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From a legal standpoint, any type of abuse inflicted upon one family or household member by another. Family and household members include husbands, wives, children, stepchildren, people who live together or who used to live together, people who have or who allegedly have a child together and people who have or have had a dating relationship. See also " abuse."
Domestic violence is sometimes referred to as intimate partner violence, domestic abuse, or battering and includes actual or threatened physical or sexual violence or psychological and emotional abuse between adults in a child's home environment.
Means an act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence also includes any other crime against a person or any municipal ordinance violation against a person when used as a method of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or revenge directed against a person with whom the actor is or has been involved in an intimate relationship. (CRS 12-36-135(a)).
Domestic violence means to hit, kick, hurt, scare, throw things, pull hair, push, follow, harass, sexually assault, or threaten to do any of these things to a person you have a close relationship with or are related to. The abuse can be spoken, written, or physical. Also called wife beating, spouse abuse, intimate violence, battering, or partner abuse. Child abuse, child to parent violence and violence between brothers and sisters is called family violence. It is not domestic violence. There are many definitions of domestic violence. The domestic violence laws are different in every state.
The term domestic violence is interchangeable with the term 'family violence', and is defined under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 as: “violence against that person by any other person with whom that person is, or has been, in a domestic relationship.†The Act defines a domestic relationship as: “a relationship with another person if the person is a spouse or partner of the other person; or is a family member of the other person; or ordinarily shares a household with the other person; or has a close personal relationship with the other person.†As in the case of family violence, domestic violence is too general a term to be a useful NZFVC Topic Area.
Any criminal case of a domestic nature in which a dispute is resolved. Domestic Violence cases involve domestic dispute and cases in which an Order of Protection is requested and/or obtained. All Domestic Violence cases must be accompanied by a criminal complaint.
Refers to the physical, sexual or emotional abuse inflicted on a spouse or partner by the other.
Physical, psychological, emotional, sexual or financial abuse (which can involve drugs and alcohol) that takes place within the home or within relationships.
Physical or mental abuse that occurs between members of a family, common home or household. Definition of domestic violence in Australia is not restricted to that between husband and wife alone. It can extend to other members of the extended family.
An offense under the United States Code or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use of force or violence against a person of the opposite sex, or a violation of a lawful order issued for the protection of a person of the opposite sex, who is (a) A current or former spouse; (b) A person with whom the abuser shares a child in common; or (c) A current or former intimate partner with whom the abuser shares or has shared a common domicile.
Violent acts involving a current or former spouse or domestic partner.
Each state defines domestic violence differently. For the legal definition in your state, please select your state from the top, left-hand corner of the website, and go to the "How to Get a Restraining Order" page.
Domestic Violence as abuse in a family or household including woman or spouse abuse, child abuse, incest, sibling abuse, or elder abuse. ( Levy in 1984)
violence and abuse by family members or intimate partners such as a spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, or date.
Domestic violence (sometimes referred to as domestic abuse) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate or harm the other. The term "intimate partner violence" (IPV) is often used synonymously, other terms have included "wife beating", "wife battering", "Man Beating", "husband battering", "relationship violence", "domestic abuse", "spousal abuse", and "family violence" with some legal jurisdictions having specific definitions.