battered woman syndrome

English

Noun

battered woman syndrome (uncountable)

(law) A legal defense according to which a female murderer had no choice but to kill her violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single provocation.

Derived terms

battered person syndrome (a more recent, gender-neutral formulation)

See also

battered child syndrome

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