☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Battered Woman Syndrome

A psychological condition recognized as a defense or mitigating factor in cases where a victim of prolonged domestic abuse kills or harms their abuser — explaining why the defendant reasonably believed force was necessary.

Category: Criminal Law
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