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What is domestic abuse?

Women’s Aid defines domestic abuse as:
‘Physical, sexual, psychological or financial violence that takes place within an intimate or family-type relationship and that forms a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviour. This can include forced marriage and so-called “honour crimes”. Domestic violence may include a range of abusive behaviours, not all of which are in themselves inherently ‘violent’.

The Government defines domestic violence as:
‘Any incident of threa...

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