women's refuge

British

noun

social welfare a house where battered women and their children can go for protection from their oppressors

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women's refuge

In 1991 she reached a women's refuge with her two children and reported Allchorne at Sutton police station.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Welcome Organisation's chairperson Jude Whyte said the charity was using a women's refuge as a "make shift" drop-in centre during the day instead of its former premises.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024

It said Fulani, who founded the women’s refuge Sistah Space, “has accepted this apology and appreciates that no malice was intended.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Francesca sought help from Casa Lorena, a women’s refuge near Caserta.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2018

It has no DNA lab and only one women’s refuge.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2015

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