special rule for battered spouses

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Comments:Keep in mind the difference between a rule (norma, regla) and regulation (normativa, reglamento). Also, 'battered' here refers to someone who has been subject to abuse (abuso, maltrato, malos tratos) that was specifically physically violent in nature, and particularly severe. In other words, the spouse was not simply subject to abuse, but subject to battery through that abuse. A literal translation leads us to 'cónyuge golpeado/a', whereas a contextual translation that makes reference to the pattern of abuse would be more like 'cónyuge maltratado/a'.