Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
domestic violence
do·mes·tic vi·o·lence
Subclass of:
Violence
Also called:
Battery; Partner abuse; Spousal abuse
Definitions related to domestic violence:
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Deliberate, often repetitive physical, verbal, and/or other types of abuse by one or more members against others of a household.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another: marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household; covers abuse of cohabiting partners (homo and heterosexual).CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Domestic violence is a type of abuse. It can be the abuse of a spouse or partner, which is also known as intimate partner violence. Or it could be the abuse of a child, older relative, or other family member. Domestic violence may include different types of abuse, such as: Physical violence that can lead to injuries such as bruises or fractures (broken bones); Sexual violence, including sexual assault; Emotional abuse, which includes threats, name-calling, put-downs, and humiliation. It can also involve controlling behavior, such as telling the victim how to act or dress and not letting them see family or friends.; Economic abuse, which involves controlling access to money; Stalking, which is repeated, unwanted contact that causes fear or concern for the safety of the victim. This can include watching or following the victim. The stalker may send repeated, unwanted phone calls or texts. It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is, because it's often not reported. But we do know that anyone can be affected by it. Domestic violence can happen to men or women of all different ages. It affects people with all levels of income and education.MedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Domestic violence includes physical, sexual, and psychologic abuse between people who live together including sex partners, parents and children, children and grandparents, and siblings. Domestic violence includes intimate partner violence (IPV), which refers to physical, sexual, or psychologic abuse by a current or former sex partner or...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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The medical literature defines domestic violence in different ways. In this article, domestic violence refers to the victimization of a person with whom the abuser has or has had an intimate, romantic, or spousal relationship.WebMD, 2019
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Domestic violence, social and legal concept that, in the broadest sense, refers to any abuse--including physical, emotional, sexual, or financial--between intimate partners, often living in the same household. The term is often used specifically to designate physical assaults upon women by their male...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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