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intimate partner abuse  

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  • Intimate partner violence (IPV), or abuse, generally refers to violence involving spouses, ex-spouses, and boyfriends or girlfriends and exes. Other phrases sometimes used include wife battering, wife abuse, intimate terrorism, and spousal violence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Abuse, Intimate Partner]

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