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    Battering
    /ˈbadəriNG/

    noun

    • 1. the action of striking repeatedly with hard blows: "the south of England will take the heaviest battering"
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  3. 5 days ago · The cycle of abuse refers to the pattern that abusive behaviors usually take. The theory suggests that there are four stages: the tension building stage, the acute battering incident, the honeymoon phase, and the calm. During the tension stage, external stressors might be acting on the abuser, leading to the abusive act.

  4. 4 days ago · The battering may be a more minor push or slap or may be a major beating leading to broken bones or worse. The batterer may prevent the victim from receiving healthcare for their injuries and threaten the victim or others if the victim threatens to tell anyone about the abuse.

  5. 3 days ago · According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, there are three types of marital rape: 1. Battering rape – battering rape occurs when physical and sexual violence occur together. Victims may experience the physical and sexual violence at the same time or one may occur after another.

  6. 4 days ago · crime, the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under criminal law.

  7. 3 days ago · Although terrorism in this usage implies an act of violence by a state against its domestic enemies, since the 20th century the term has been applied most frequently to violence aimed, either directly or indirectly, at governments in an effort to influence policy or topple an existing regime.

  8. 2 days ago · Weekly Briefing: Campaign mode activated. By Joseph Dinnage @jcdinnage. The general election may still be months away, but Labour and the Conservatives have both activated campaign mode. This week, the leaders of the main parties set out their visions for Britain, should either be lucky enough to lead us for the next five years.

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