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
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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