battered wife syndrome

A general term for a constellation of signs and symptoms that are typical of a woman (wife/common-law partner/girlfriend) who is physically abused by a husband/common-law partner/boyfriend

battered wife syndrome

Public health A general term for a constellation of signs and symptoms that are typical of a ♀ wife/common-law partner who is physically abused by a husband/boyfriend. See Domestic violence, Spousal abuse. Cf Superbowl syndrome.

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An example of circumstances under which self-defense instructions might be denied based on lack of imminent peril may be found in "battered wife syndrome" homicides.

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Ederlinda Fernandez, president of the Women's Studies Association of the Philippines and vice president for planning, administration and finance at the Western Mindanao State University, said Marifeh Titoh "is suffering from battered wife syndrome."

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She launched several appeals against her sentence and conviction, claiming to be suffering "battered wife syndrome" but had just six months knocked off her sentence.

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The social sciences have a term for the situation of women who feel compelled to be compliant with the men who are bent on demeaning and humiliating them: They call it battered wife syndrome.

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At Newcastle Crown Court this week, Judge Beatrice Bolton sentenced the 39-yearold to two years in jail after finding Newman had been suffering from "battered wife syndrome" at the time of the incident.

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The relationship between gays and Democrats is like battered wife syndrome. We keep coming back for more abuse.

Time to crash the party: while the White House hemorrhages LGBT support, James Kirchick wonders: why isn't the GOP wing for our votes?

It's the political version of the battered wife syndrome. Once Democrats are elected and things don't change, progressives are still silent.

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A man who kills his wife after finding her in bed with the milkman or a woman suffering from battered wife syndrome who finally snaps and kills her abusive husband may not even be found guilty of murder and if they are their sentence is likely to be in single figures in terms of years they serve.

Lenient murder laws fail to punish killers; Coronation Street's Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) is about to go on trial for killing her partner. She claims self-defence, the prosecution claims premeditation. It might be the stuff of TV soaps, but it has thrown the murder laws under the spotlight. Ghulam Sohail, criminal lawyer for Birmingham law firm Challinors, explains why reform is long overdue

He agreed that she showed signs of battered wife syndrome after years of abuse.

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Lawyers acting for her sister, 81-year-old Muriel Jakubait, say Ellis was suffering from 'battered wife syndrome'.

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Justice Pitchford will sentence Edwards after considering a medical report that she may have been suffering from battered wife syndrome.

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Battered wife syndrome is not recognised in the US where many women are sentenced without the jury ever hearing evidence of violence from their partners.