The definition of 'Domestic Violence' under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005…

Under Explanation I to Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the statutory definition of 'domestic violence' expressly enumerates four categories of abuse: physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal and emotional abuse, and economic abuse. 'Social abuse' is not one of the categories specified in Section 3.