DOMESTIC DISPUTE

domestic  dispute.A  disturbance,  usu.  at  a  residence  and  usu.  within  a  family,  involving

violence  and  often  resulting  in  a  call  to  a  law-enforcement  agency.  —  Also  termed  domestic

disturbance; family disturbance. See domestic violence under VIOLENCE. [Cases: Breach of The

Peace    17. C.J.S. Breach of the Peace §§ 14–15, 25; Domestic Abuse and Violence §§ 5–6.] [Blacks Law 8th]