Domestic violence/Gewalttätigkeit in der Familie
am 28.11.2006 von Transblawg
In English law, there is legislation on domestic violence (Oxford Law Dictionary: 'Physical violence inflicted on a person by their husband, wife, or cohabitant'), for instance enabling a wife to get an order banning her husband from the matrimonial home. Romain suggests Gewalttätigkeiten im Familienbereich; Tätlichkeiten gegen Familienangehörige.
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The Times:
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