Domestic abuse definition

Domestic abuse means the following, if committed against a family or household member by a family or household member:

Domestic abuse means committing assault as defined in section 708.1 under any of the following circumstances:

Domestic abuse means a pattern of abusive and controlling behavior that may include physical violence; coercion; threats; intimidation; isolation; or emotional, sexual, or economic abuse.

Examples of Domestic abuse in a sentence

• Domestic abuse can encompass a wide range of behaviours and may be a single incident or a pattern of incidents.

• Domestic abuse affecting young people can also occur within their personal relationships, as well as in the context of their home life.

• Domestic abuse is defined as any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.

• Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse, between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.

• Domestic abuse in all its forms is contrary to the will of God and an affront to human dignity.

More Definitions of Domestic abuse

Domestic abuse means any of the following engaged in by an adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse, against an adult with whom the person resides or formerly resided or against an adult with whom the person has a child in common:

Domestic abuse means any act of physical harm, or the threat of imminent physical harm which is committed by an adult, emancipated minor, or minor child thirteen (13) years of age or older against another adult, emancipated minor or minor child who are family or household members or who are or were in a dating relationship;

Domestic abuse means any of the following engaged in by an adult family member or adult household member against another adult family member or adult household member, by an adult caregiver against an adult who is under the caregiver's care, by an adult against his or her adult former spouse, by an adult against an adult with whom the individual has or had a dating relationship, or by an adult against an adult with whom the person has a child in common:

Domestic abuse means physical abuse, including a viola- tion of s.940.225 (1), (2) or (3), or a threat of physical abuse by an adult family or adult household member against another family or household member; by an adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse; by an adult person against a person with whom the person has a child in common; or by an adult person against an unrelated adult person with whom the person has had a personal relationship.

Domestic abuse means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 236.2. “Domestic abuse assault” means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 708.2A. “Eligible person” means a person who is all of the following:

Domestic abuse means assaultive or coercive behavior which includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, economic control, stalking, isolation, threats, or other types of coercive behaviors occurring within a domestic relationship.

Domestic abuse means assaultive or coercive behavior including: