Repeat violence means two incidences of violence or stalking, one of which must have been within six months of the filing of the petition, and directed against the victim or the victim's immediate family member.

Repeat violence means two incidences of violence or stalking, one of which must have been within six months of the filing of the petition, and directed against the victim or the victim's immediate family member.

• A. It means a single incident only.
• B. It requires at least three incidents.
• C. It applies to verbal abuse only.
• D. The defined meaning as two incidences of violence or stalking, one of which must have been within six months of the filing of the petition.

Answer: (D)

Repeat violence is defined as two separate incidents of violence or stalking, with at least one of those incidents happening within six months of the filing of the petition, and both incidents directed at the victim or the victim’s immediate family member. This definition distinguishes a pattern of harm from a single event and from non-violent behavior. The option that matches this exact idea is the one that states two incidents, one within six months of filing, directed at the victim or their immediate family. The other choices don’t fit because a single incident isn’t enough for “repeat” violence, requiring at least three incidents isn’t part of the definition, and verbal abuse alone isn’t necessarily captured by the term "violence or stalking" as defined here.

Repeat violence is defined as two separate incidents of violence or stalking, with at least one of those incidents happening within six months of the filing of the petition, and both incidents directed at the victim or the victim’s immediate family member. This definition distinguishes a pattern of harm from a single event and from non-violent behavior.

The option that matches this exact idea is the one that states two incidents, one within six months of filing, directed at the victim or their immediate family. The other choices don’t fit because a single incident isn’t enough for “repeat” violence, requiring at least three incidents isn’t part of the definition, and verbal abuse alone isn’t necessarily captured by the term "violence or stalking" as defined here.