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 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

Ceuzany, who has since received numerous messages and has engaged with women who are victims of domestic violence, has turned the song into an anthem of liberation and self-empowerment.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

The organisation called for her to be released on bail and for the case to be dealt with as domestic violence.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“For domestic violence services as a whole, confidentiality is the pillar that holds us to being able to do what we do,” Nikhita Ved, a director at the National Domestic Violence Hotline, told me.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

There was no domestic violence conviction, they’re saying now.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins