### Question
What does family violence mean?


### Answer
**Family violence** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 10421*:

> any act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful detention of an individual, which—


(A) results or threatens to result in physical injury

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 10421*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 110-FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES**

