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BATTERER [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
DEF

Someone who beats his victim repeatedly and violently so as to bruise or wound.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
DEF

Personne qui commet une attaque violente contre une autre personne.

OBS

On retrouve aussi des expressions plus précises comme «conjoint violent» et» «homme agresseur» ou «homme brutal» qui peuvent traduire «batterer» dans certains cas [et surtout dans le contexte de la violence familiale].

Key term(s)
  • homme agresseur
  • homme brutal
  • femme agresseur

Spanish

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