DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does domestic violence mean? 

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (noun)
  The noun DOMESTIC VIOLENCE has 1 sense:

1. violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner or other members of a household

  Familiarity information: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner or other members of a household

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("domestic violence" is a kind of...):

force; violence (an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists))

 Context examples 

It is hard to know exactly how common domestic violence is, because people often don't report it.

(Domestic Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Domestic violence is a type of abuse.

(Domestic Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)