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Sep 25, 2017 · In 1882, Maryland was the first state to make wife-beating a crime, subjecting the perpetrator to a punishment of 40 lashes or a year in jail. Davidson, T., Wife Beating: A Recurring Phenomenon Throughout History, in Battered Women: A Psychological Study of Domestic Violence, (Maria Roy ed., Nostrand Reinhold 1977). ................
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