Battered woman syndrome

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA legal defense according to which a female murderer had no choice but to kill her violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single provocation.

Synonyms

battered person syndrome womanslaughter assault and battery battery black widow wife-beating repeated bodily harm mutual combat wifebeating battering aggravated assault self-defense

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