domestic violence

American  

1. acts of violence or abuse against a person living in one's household, especially a member of one's immediate family.

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domestic violence

The ban extends to fugitives, undocumented aliens, people dishonorably discharged from the military and people convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has spent years working with survivors of domestic violence.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

The domestic violence center run by Jewish Family Service LA is a safe haven — as long as it can afford to operate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Last year, a state appellate court ruled that it was illegal for CPS to subject survivors of domestic violence to surveillance solely because they had been victimized.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Let us recognize that the first right of every American is to be free from domestic violence.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander