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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > intrafamilial offenses > mutual battery

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mutual battery  

Definition

  • Mutual battery is a term that is used to describe intimate partners who both use violence against each other. It is a controversial term that disguises many of the complexities of intimate partner violence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Mutual Battery]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XGRGD04J-7

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