Domestic violence

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Domestic Violence

Domestic violence (pronounced /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns/), also known as domestic abuse or family violence, is a pattern of behavior which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation.

Etymology

The term "domestic violence" is derived from the Latin word domesticus meaning "belonging to the house" and the Latin word violentia meaning "violence". It was first used in English in the 1970s to describe violence within the home.

Related Terms

  • Physical abuse: The intentional use of physical force with the potential for causing death, disability, injury, or harm.
  • Psychological abuse: A form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • Sexual abuse: The forcing of undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another.
  • Economic abuse: A form of abuse when one intimate partner has control over the other partner's access to economic resources.
  • Emotional abuse: Any act including confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation, infantilization, or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of identity, dignity, and self-worth.

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