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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Expert testimony regarding battered spouse syndrome (BSS) and by extension battered woman syndrome (BWS) is admissible in every state ... and therefore is available as an affirmative theory of self-defense for criminal charges in all state courts ... In most jurisdictions, BSS and BWS defenses have arisen in common law through judicial rulings establishing precedent ... but in a number of states including California, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Kentucky, state legislatures have codified BSS in statute as a focused self-defense ...  3, record 1, English, - battered%20spouse%20syndrome

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

syndrome du conjoint battu; syndrome de la conjointe battue : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - syndrome%20du%20conjoint%20battu

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish