Aggravated Murder – considered more serious or heinous than normal : characterized by aggravating elements (such as the use of a deadly weapon)
Civil Society – a voluntary association of individuals for common ends
especially : an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession
Criminal Complaint – a document sworn to by a crime victim or police officer that sets forth a criminal offense and commences proceedings in a magistrate’s court
Criminalization – to make illegal
Cyberviolence – violence, or its equivalent, carried out in cyberspace or on the Internet.
Domestic Violence – violent or abusive behavior directed by one family or household member against another
European Union – economic, scientific, and political organization consisting of Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia
Female Genital Mutilation – a procedure performed especially as a cultural rite that typically includes the total or partial excision of the female external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora and that is now outlawed in many nations including the U.S. —abbreviation FGM
Femicide/Feminicide – the gender-based murder of a woman or girl by a man
Gender Equality – the quality or state of being equal, gender-based
Gender-Related – the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex
Protection Order – a court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms and ammunition from a person when access to the weapon is determined to pose a risk to that individual or to others —abbreviation ERPO