Deliberate severe and repeated injury to one domestic partner by the other.
1After her husband abused her for several years he took another wife and kicked her out into the streets.
3If the husband abused his privileges, the wife was obliged to bear the insult in silence, being helpless to avenge it.
4She spared no effort to set his mind at ease, protesting that she did not care a rap how furiously her husband abused her.
5I guess it's been one of my secrets that my husband abused his team something awful, and I hated them, was really scared of them.
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