What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence (also named domestic abuse, battering, or family violence) is a pattern of behavior which involves violence or abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage. It can take place in heterosexual and same-sex family relationships and can involve violence against children in the family.

Domestic violence can take a number of forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious and sexual abuse, which can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and to violent physical abuse such as female genital mutilation and acid throwing that results in disfigurement or death.

Since times immemorial, domestic violence has been an intrinsic part of the society we are living in. The contributing factors could be the desire to gain control over another family member, the desire to exploit someone for personal benefits, the flare to be in a commanding position all the time showcasing one’s supremacy so on and so forth.
Basically from ages, domestic violence has been committed against women but in today’s scenario men can also file for domestic violence.