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What do you understand by ‘domestic violence’? List the two rights that the new law helped achieve for women who are survivors of violence.

Domestic violence means violent or aggressive behaviour within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner.

Two rights that the new law helped achieve for women who are survivors of violence are:


(a) Domestic violence Act, 2005


(b) The family violence Prevention and services act


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