What qualifies as physical abuse?
This covers a whole spectrum of actions directed towards the victim or towards things of importance to the victim. It involves destruction of property or pets. The violence may consist of a slap, kick, punch, threatening with weapons or worse. Here are some examples of physical abuse:

• Pushed or shoved you.
• Held you to keep you from leaving.
• Slapped or bit you.
• Kicked or choked you.
• Hit, punched or stomped you.
• Thrown objects at you.
• Locked you in or out of the house.
• Abandoned you in a dangerous place.
• Refused to help when you were sick, injured or disabled in some other way.
• Subjected you to reckless driving.
• Forced you off the road or kept you from driving, thrown you out.
• Threatened or hurt you with a weapon.