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Domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, personally connected to each other.
Children are victims of domestic abuse if they see, hear, or experience the effects of the abuse, and are related to either of the parties over 16 years.
Behaviour is “abusive” if it consists of any of the following:
Read the government's legal definition of domestic abuse.
Does your partner, ex-partner or someone you live with:
Domestic abuse is not always physical violence. It can also include:
Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, sexuality or background.
If you believe that you are a victim of domestic abuse, there are signs that you can look out for including:
There is currently no legal definition of Honour Based Abuse in England, but a common definition has been adopted across government and criminal justice agencies: ‘A crime or incident which has, or may have been, committed to protect or defend the honour of the family or community'.
Find out more on Honour Based Violence.
Dorset Police have an easy read version of what domestic abuse is.
The government have domestic abuse information that can be translated into several other languages.