"battered person syndrome" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-battered person syndrome.ogg
Etymology: A more recent, gender-neutral formulation based on battered woman syndrome. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} battered person syndrome (uncountable)
  1. (law) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-battered_person_syndrome-en-noun--FLLwdk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

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