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"Battered Wife Syndrome" and Domestic Violence Allegations

A few woman advised me that their request for a restraining order had been denied or that their attorney advised against pursuing it and that such a result conflicted with the findings that the system was set up to encourage false allegations of domestic violence by actually rewarding the accusers.  Interestingly, each of those woman claim to have suffered from "Battered Wife Syndrome", which is defined as "a pattern of signs and symptoms, such as fear and a perceived inability to escape, appearing in women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period by a husband or other dominant individual."