What is Domestic violence?
[[File:True Manhood - Anti-Domestic Violence Sign - Outside Entebbe - Uganda.jpg|thumb|A [[campaign]] poster against domestic violence in [[Uganda]]. The sign reads: ''Beating my wife destroyed my marriage, don't do what I did.'']] [[File:Maryam, an acid-attacked victim under treatment, Tehran - 28 April 2018 20.jpg|thumb|Maryam, an [[Acid attack|acid-attacked]] 37-year-old victim from Tabriz being treated in Tehran - 28 April 2018. After a conflict in the [[family]], her [[husband]] attacked Maryam, and burned her with acid, for the second time. ]] [[File:Live Fear Free - Domestic Abuse.webm|thumb|The [[Welsh Government]]'s campaign to change attitudes about domestic abuse; a short TV advertisement]] '''Domestic violence''' is a form of [[violence]] or abuse that happens among people living together in a common [[household]]. Very often, such people are [[married]], or they live in a [[Intimate relationship|relationship]]. The relationship or marriage may be between people of opposite sex (a man and a woman), but it can also be among people of the same sex. There can also be children in the household. Violence between adult partners of a relationship is the most common type of domestic violence. There are also violent acts of [[child abuse|adults against children]], of children against adults, and [[elder abuse|violence against elderly people]]. The exact definitions of what is domestic violence vary by country. In general though, the legal definitions only include the acts, and their punishment. People from [[sociology]] and [[psychology]] also look at the [[motivation]]s (why the person became violent). Like other forms of violence, domestic violence often has a repeating pattern, known as [[cycle of violence]], or [[cycle of abuse]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=What is the cycle of violence? |url=https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-cycle-of-violence-5207964|access-date=2022-11-12|website=Verywell Mind|language=en}}</ref> If violence is unreported, it may get worse over time. The person becoming vi