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/dəmˈɛstɪk vˈaɪələns/ Listen

Domestic violence

noun

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

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Etymology of 'Domestic violence'

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"Domestic violence" Quotes from Famous Books

... said he, "I could forgive your mother all her domestic violence and outrage had she acted with the affection of a mother towards you. She has a heart only for one individual, and that is her son ...

— The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector - The Works of William Carleton, Volume One • William Carleton

... another step in the development of American policies consequent upon the Monroe Doctrine by passing an act authorizing the President, whenever he should "find that in any American country conditions of domestic violence exist which are promoted by the use of arms and munitions of war procured from the United States," to prohibit trade in such articles. Under this authority, President Taft promptly forbade the export of such articles to Mexico except ...

— The Path of Empire - A Chronicle of the United States as a World Power, Volume - 46 in The Chronicles of America Series • Carl Russell Fish

... shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and, on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence. ...

— The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing - A Manual of Ready Reference • Joseph Triemens

... shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and, on application of the legislature, or of the executive, (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence. ...

— Diary in America, Series Two • Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)

Words linked to "Domestic violence" : force, violence