Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, "economic abuse" includes:

Explanation I(iv) to section 3 defines economic abuse to include deprivation of "all or any economic or financial resources to which the aggrieved person is entitled under any law or custom", disposal of assets in which she has an interest, and restricting her access to resources or the shared household. It is not confined to unpaid court-ordered maintenance, disposal of joint property or denial of employment.