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A Battered Woman is one who is repeatedly subjected to any forceful physical or psychological
behavior by a man in order to coerce her to do something he wants her to do without concern for her
rights.
How many battering cycles must a couple go through before a woman can be considered as a battered
woman?
For a woman to be considered as a battered woman, the couple must go through at least the
battering cycle at least twice.