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domestic violence
social and legal concept
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domestic violence, social and legal concept that, in the broadest sense, refers to any abuse—including physical, emotional, sexual, or financial—between intimate partners, often living in the same household. The term is often used specifically to designate physical assaults upon women by their male partners, but, though rarer, the victim may be a male abused by his female partner, and the term may also be used regarding abuse of both women and men by same-sex partners. If you would like to speak with someone about domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233 or text START to 88788. ...(100 of 659 words)