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testimony on battered women syndrome  

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  • The most common form of syndrome testimony that has been introduced in the courtroom is battered woman syndrome testimony. For the most part, this testimony has been offered in homicide trials of battered women who have killed their abusers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Battered Woman Syndrome, Testimony on]

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