It fuctions in areas which directly affect the disadvantaged sectors of society in relation to violations of their fundamental rights and the enhancement of justice. It is any type of physical violence, which takes place between people who live together as a family. Physical violence means any kind of attack by one person on another, either using one's hands, an instrument or weapon such as a belt, a stick, an axe, a hot iron or anything that can harm another person. It could also involve something being thrown at another person. The legal word for such violence is assault.
People usually use the word beating to describe an assault.
Domestic violence also includes behaviour, which does not involve physical attacks, but harms a person emotionally or mentally. For example, a man may prevent his wife from visiting her family, may threaten her with violence, or a woman may constantly ridicule her husband. Domestic Violence Anyone who is beaten by a member of his or her own family is a victim of domestic violence. The largest numbers of victims are women who are beaten by their husbands. However, there are also men who are assaulted by their wives.