battered woman
battered woman. Family law. A woman who is the victim of domestic violence; a woman who has suffered physical, emotional, or sexual abuse at the hands of a spouse or partner. See domestic violence under VIOLENCE.
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battered woman syndrome
battered woman syndrome 受虐待妇女综合症 妇女因受到配偶或情人在身体、性或情感方面的虐待而致的一种病理和心理状态。这种综合症有时被用作辩护理由，证明其杀死某一男子系出于正当理由。该词在狭义上用作「受虐待妻子综合症」〔battered-wife syndrome〕，在广义上用作「受虐待配偶综合症」〔battered-spouse syndrome〕。
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battered woman syndrome
battered-woman syndrome. Family law. A constellation of medical and psychological conditions of a woman who has suffered physical, sexual, or emotional abuse at the hands of a spouse or lover. • Battered-woman syndrome was first described in the early 1970s by Dr. Lenore Walker. It consists of a three-stage cycle of violence: (1) the tension-building
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abuse excuse
abuse excuse. Criminal law. The defense that a defendant cannot tell right from wrong or control impulses be-cause of physical or mental abuse suffered as a child. • Like the traditional excuse of insanity, the abuse excuse is asserted by a defendant in an effort to avoid all culpability for the crime charged. Cf. BATTERED-CHILD
spousal abuse
Physical, sexual, or psychological abuse inflicted by one spouse on the other spouse; esp., wife-beating. See BATTERED-WOMAN SYNDROME.
violence
violence. The use of physical force, usu. accompanied by fury, vehemence, or outrage; esp., physical force unlawfully exercised with the intent to harm. • Some courts have held that violence in labor disputes is not limited to physical contact or injury, but may include picketing conducted with misleading signs, false statements, erroneous publicity, and veiled