Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sloping upward and inward, as a terrace or bank.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act or process of subjecting to strong repeated blows.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
batter . - noun A heavy
beating - noun A large
defeat
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of subjecting to strong attack
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Examples
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Experts also use the term "battering and its effects" to describe the mental and emotional state of women who have experienced years of systematic abuse, and a report by the Justice Department lists factors in a woman's reluctance to leave an abusive relationship: "a lack of economic and other tangible resources, fear of retaliation, and emotional attachment.
Catherine Epstein: Fairness for Defendants Who Survive Domestic Violence Catherine Epstein 2011
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Experts also use the term "battering and its effects" to describe the mental and emotional state of women who have experienced years of systematic abuse, and a report by the Justice Department lists factors in a woman's reluctance to leave an abusive relationship: "a lack of economic and other tangible resources, fear of retaliation, and emotional attachment.
Catherine Epstein: Fairness for Defendants Who Survive Domestic Violence Catherine Epstein 2011
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Experts also use the term "battering and its effects" to describe the mental and emotional state of women who have experienced years of systematic abuse, and a report by the Justice Department lists factors in a woman's reluctance to leave an abusive relationship: "a lack of economic and other tangible resources, fear of retaliation, and emotional attachment.
Catherine Epstein: Fairness for Defendants Who Survive Domestic Violence Catherine Epstein 2011
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Experts also use the term "battering and its effects" to describe the mental and emotional state of women who have experienced years of systematic abuse, and a report by the Justice Department lists factors in a woman's reluctance to leave an abusive relationship: "a lack of economic and other tangible resources, fear of retaliation, and emotional attachment.
Catherine Epstein: Fairness for Defendants Who Survive Domestic Violence Catherine Epstein 2011
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Why, if you are so sure that spanking/hitting/buttocks battering is okay, would you be bothered by comments to the contrary? kootnygirl´s last blog. .crash
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Throw in battering ram Earl Campbell and the sweet moves of Gale Sayers and this quintet boasts speed, power, elusiveness, receiving skills and game-breaking ability at every turn.
The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final 2009
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But go back a few centuries, and you will see that those English took a battering from the Romans, the Danes, the Norsemen, and the Normans.
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But go back a few centuries, and you will see that those English took a battering from the Romans, the Danes, the Norsemen, and the Normans.
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Jinta, even though I agree with you that all types of violence should be condemned, women battering is often ignored even though it's highly pervasive.
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The lower half of the peninsula received a substantial battering from a big September hurricane.
silly newbie w/passport & transport needs camping companion 2006
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