Battered women syndrome is an excuse for women to kill or Do you think they are telling the truth?

As any law student can tell you, the term "excuse" is a subjective term that basically means "whatever the judge/jury will accept." There are many cases in which the battered woman defense came into play as a defense for murder or manslaughter.

Cornell University Law School has a list of the requirements for the legal definition of this defense and the requirements that are necessary for it to be entered as a plea in a court of law. The list can be found at the below link:

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