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history of domestic violence  

Definition

  • Domestic violence refers to abusive activities that occur between married or unmarried couples who currently live or previously have lived together. Harmful activities include verbal abuse such as name-calling, emotional manipulation such as withholding affection or victim blaming, physical abuse such as hitting or beating, and sexual abuse such as rape. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Domestic Violence, History of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DM9XJ78K-R

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