Battered Women's Syndrome
A. Is a get out of jail free card
B. Is an affirmative defense to murder in most U.S. jurisdictions
C. Is a rare form of post-traumatic stress disorder that may be introduced in court as evidence of legal insanity.
D. Is a psychological state which an expert witness may give testimony on in many U.S. courts if a battered woman kills her batterer.
D
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