intimate partner violence
Relationship-based assault
Intimate partner violence is physical, sexual, or psychological harm inflicted by a current or former romantic partner or spouse.
The term encompasses hitting, sexual coercion, stalking, emotional abuse, and controlling behavior.
It replaced older terms like domestic violence and wife-beating to acknowledge that abuse occurs across all relationship types and genders: resources for survivors of intimate partner violence.
- forced marriageUnion without consent
- domesticOf the home
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- coercive controlOngoing pattern of domination
- power and controlAuthority plus management capability
financial abuse · maltreatment · safety planning · safe house · restraining order · aggression · marital rape · power dynamics · stalking · emotional abuse · physical abuse · psychological trauma · trauma bond · red flags · control · spousal abuse · toxic relationship · abuse prevention
intimate partner violencestreet crime
Public-area criminal activity
war crimes · terrorism · workplace violence · mugging · school violence
intimate partner violenceemotional support
Compassionate help during distress
healthy boundaries · partnership · collaboration · tenderness · cherishing
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