Domestic violence is committed through acts such as those listed below, when committed by and against a family member or partner:

  1. The use of physical violence such as hitting, slapping, pushing and generally any action involving injury to the body.
  2. Penetration of the body with any object, non-voluntary sexual touching (sexual violence).
  3. Verbal abuse, humiliation, contempt that have a negative impact on self-recognition (psychological violence).
  4. Threats to cause any of the above violence to a family member or partner.
  5. Economic abuse.
  6. Threatening to disclose sexual orientation to family, friends or others against the will of the family member whose information it is.
  7. Actions or omissions that seek to create feelings of inferiority and/or guilt.
  8. Using children to manipulate or coerce one person to do the bidding of another.