Acquaintance violence
noun
impulsive aggressive behaviour towards someone with whom the attacker has been in contact
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- Acquaintanceship
a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. the state of being or casually familiar with someone or something: as far as i know, no one of my acquaintance has traveled around the world. personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with french wines. (used with a […]
- Acquainting
to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan. to furnish with knowledge; inform (usually followed by with): to acquaint the manager with one’s findings. to bring into social contact; introduce (usually followed by with): she acquainted her roommate with my cousin. historical examples […]
- Acquest
property acquired other than by inheritance, as by purchase or gift. historical examples and in the pursuit and acquest of this knowledge he stuck neither at any labour or cost. lives of eminent zoologists, from aristotle to linnus william macgillivray
- Acquiesced
to -ssent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan. contemporary examples and so, after several days of rather conflicted contemplation, i acquiesced. the p-n-s debate cole gamble january 27, 2009 eventually corder said he acquiesced, and the operator connected him. two companies accused of fleecing […]
- Acquiescence
the act or condition of or giving tacit -ssent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in): acquiescence to his boss’s demands. law. such neglect to take legal proceedings for such a long time as to imply the abandonment of a right. contemporary examples the latin powerhouse’s acquiescence […]