Physical Abuse:

Physical abuse is any forceful or violent physical behavior.
Examples include:

slapping choking punching kicking pinching pushing shoving biting

spanking scratching grabbing throwing bodily burning restraining spitting

Other behaviors in this category include throwing objects at the partner, or using or threatening to use a weapon of any kind (stick, ruler, belt, whip, knife, spoon, gun, ...)

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