Spousal abuse definition
Spousal abuse means an act of violence or mistreatment that a woman or a man may experience at the hands of his or her marital partner, regardless of the timing of the act in terms of the stage of the relationship.
Spousal abuse means a pattern of physical assault or threats of physical assault, and/or emotional abuse imposed on the victim by the abuser, in which the victim is in constant fear of the abuser, in which various aspects of the victim’s daily life are subject to surveillance and control by the abuser, and in which the victim is compelled, through fear of the abuser, to perform acts that he or she otherwise would not have performed, or to fail to perform acts that he or she would have otherwise performed, all of which were acts performed with the intent to gain power or control over the victim. Evidence of spousal abuse may include, but is not limited to:
Examples of Spousal abuse in a sentence
Spousal abuse or cheating does not evil or invalidate a prenuptial or partition agreement unless some agreement specifically states that.