battered person syndrome
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battered person syndrome
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A more recent, gender-neutral formulation based on battered woman syndrome.
noun
- A legal defense according to which a murderer had no choice but to kill their violent partner in response to cumulative abuse rather than a single provocation.
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@misc{battered_person_syndrome_2026,
title = {battered person syndrome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/battered%20person%20syndrome},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
