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Domestic violence   /dəmˈɛstɪk vˈaɪələns/   Listen
Domestic violence

noun
1.
Violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women.





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"Domestic violence" Quotes from Famous Books



... guarantee to every state in this Union a republican form of government,[1] and shall protect each of them against invasion,[2] and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.[3] ...
— Studies in Civics • James T. McCleary


Words linked to "Domestic violence" :   violence, force


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