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Spousal Rape
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Spousal Rape
Rape of a woman by her husband or common law partner, which is often part of battered wife syndrome
spousal rape
Forensic medicine Rape by a husband or common law partner, a violent crime and a component of battered wife syndrome. See Assault, Date rape, Domestic violence, Rape.
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