Sexual Assault &
Rape
​​Domestic Violence
a•buse
v. əˈbyuz; n. əˈbyus
1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
2. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse a horse; to abuse one's eyesight.
3. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign.
4. to commit sexual assault upon.
What is abuse?
Domestic Violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any current or past relationship that is used to gain or maintain power or control over an intimate partner.
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Rape is a crime of violence and domination in which one person forces, coerces or manipulates another person into sexual intercourse. Sexual Assault is a more general term that includes rape, as well as, other crimes such as incest, sexual harrassment and other unwanted sexual contact.
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