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battered woman syndrome noun[ U ] medical, law specializeduk /ˌbæt.əd ˈwʊm.ən ˌsɪn.drəʊm/ us /ˌbæt̬.ɚd ˈwʊm.ən ˌsɪn.droʊm/ a combination of physical and mental injuries seen in women who have been repeatedly hit or treated badly, especially by their partner: The report showed she was suffering from battered woman syndrome. The court ruled that battered woman syndrome should have been introduced at the first trial as a self-defence claim. Expert witnesses will say that she was a victim of battered woman syndrome and was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when she pulled the trigger. Mitigating factors include a mental illness, battered woman syndrome, or using excessive force in self-defence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Injuring and injuries at-risk battered child syndrome be in the warsidiom bite blunt trauma eviscerate flesh wound fourth degree gash granulate harm incapacitate insult pi pull reinjure reinjury scarred strain wounded |