Offenses of violence and control inside a family or intimate relationship, including abuse by a partner, coercive control, the killing of a bride over a dowry, marriage without consent and violence to defend family honor. An offense belongs here when the definition names the relationship between offender and victim or the family setting. It excludes the abuse of children and of older people, which have their own groups.
All Domestic, Intimate Partner and Honor-Based Violence
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Honor killing - Wikipedia
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murder that is committed by members of the victim's family or intimate partner with the motivation of preserving or recovering the "honor" that the victim is perceived as having violated or lost
Controlling Behavior in Relationships (Wikipedia)
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Controlling behavior in relationships are behaviors exhibited by an individual who seeks to gain and maintain control over another person.
Domestic Violence (Wikipedia)
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Domestic violence (DV) is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation.
Forced Marriage (Wikipedia)
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Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the intentional conduct of forcing an adult or a child to enter into a marriage is criminalised.
USLegal, Inc.: Intimate partner Violence Law and Legal Definition
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Intimate partner violence is a violent act done by one partner against another.
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