A man has been charged with serious domestic violence offences after allegedly choking and beating a woman in the Illawarra.
一名男子在澳大利亞伊拉瓦拉被控犯有嚴重的家庭暴力罪，他涉嫌於此前掐住一名女子的喉嚨處並毆打她。
各位同學們，我們一起來學習一下今天的法律熱詞——
【法律熱詞】
Offence
英[əˈfens] 美[əˈfens]
違法行為；犯罪；該詞並無確定或嚴格的意義，指所有具有社會危害性的行為，尤指觸犯制定法而非普通法的行為，不僅包括犯罪〔crime〕和可訴罪〔indictable offence〕,也包括簡易定罪〔summary conviction〕所懲罰的行為。「offence」與「crime」的區別只是詞語的習慣用法不同，而並非法律定義不同。
[n]
(1) an illegal act 違法行為；犯罪；罪行
Eg: New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
新法律規定持槍為犯罪行為。
(2) the act of upsetting or insulting sb 冒犯；攪擾；侮辱
Eg: I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.
我相信他那麼說並無冒犯的意思。
Violence
英[ˈvaɪələns] 美[ˈvaɪələns]
(1)濫用暴力；暴力行為 不正當或未經授權而非法使用暴力，違背公眾自由、法律或公共權利，造成人身傷害或財產損害的行為。通常是和激情〔vehemence〕、盛怒〔outrage〕或狂暴〔fury〕相關的行為。(2)冒犯；傷 (3)施暴；強姦；褻瀆
[n]
(1) violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill sb 暴力；暴行
Eg: He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.
他譴責抗議者對警察使用暴力。
(2) physical or emotional force and energy 狂熱；激情；激烈的力量
Eg: The violence of her feelings surprised him.
她感情之強烈使他吃驚。
關於「家庭暴力罪」的相關英文表達：
家庭暴力 domestic violence
家庭暴力罪domestic violence offence
【熱詞的來龍去脈】
In the early hours of Sunday morning, a man allegedly broke into a home on Norfolk Street, Berkeley, and is accused of assaulting a 23-year-old woman known to him.
在周日凌晨， 一名男子涉嫌闖入在新南威爾斯伯克利諾福克街的一處住宅，並被控襲擊這名他認識的23歲女子。
It is alleged the man grabbed the woman around the throat and threw her to the ground, before punching and kicking her repeatedly.
據稱該男子抓住這名女子喉嚨處，把她摔倒在地，之後對她拳打腳踢。
He allegedly hit the woman's head into a metal bed frame several times and held a knife to her throat, before leaving the home with a three-month-old baby.
他涉嫌數次把女子的頭部撞到金屬床架上，拿刀架在她的喉嚨處；離開她家時還帶走了一名三個月大的嬰兒。
Officers from Lake Illawarra Police District attended and found the woman suffering lacerations to her head, bruising to her upper body, bite marks to her hand and her fingernail was ripped off.
伊拉瓦拉湖警區的警官到場後發現這名女子頭部有多處撕裂傷，上身多處淤傷，手部有被咬的印記，手指甲被扯了下來。
She was treated at the scene before being taken to Wollongong Hospital.
在被帶去伍倫貢醫院前，她在現場接受了治療。
A crime scene was established and forensically examined by detectives.
犯罪現場已被建立並由警探進行法醫檢查。
Following inquires, the man and child were located on Northcliffe Drive, Berkeley, a short time later.
在數次詢問之後，不久後警方確定該名男子和孩子在伯克利諾斯克利夫大道。
The child was taken to hospital as a precaution and did not sustain any physical injuries.
為以防萬一，已將孩子帶去醫院檢查，沒有發現有任何身體受損。
The 23-year-old man was arrested and taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station, where he was charged with special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indict offence-inflict grievous bodily harm as well as armed with intent to commit indictable offence; intentionally choke etc person without consent; assault occasioning actual bodily harm; destroy or damage property, and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO.
這名23歲的男子被捕並被帶去伊拉瓦拉警察局，他被控有特別嚴重的強行入室罪，犯下嚴重的可起訴罪行，造成嚴重的人身傷害，並有意圖攜帶犯下可起訴罪行的武器；在未經同意的情況下故意讓他人窒息；毆打致使實際的人身傷害；損毀他人財產以及違反暴力禁止令（Apprehended Violence Order）中的禁止/限制規定。
He was refused bail and is due to face Wollongong Local Court on Monday.
他的保釋請求被拒，周一將在伍倫貢地區法院受審。
【熱詞知識點補充】
在澳大利亞的法律規定中
A 「domestic violence offence」 is defined in s 11 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act as an offence committed against a person with whom the offender has (or has had) a domestic relationship, being:
(a) a personal violence offence or
(b) an offence (other than a personal violence offence) that arises from substantially the same circumstances as those from which a personal violence offence has arisen, or
(c) an offence (other than a personal violence offence) the commission of which is intended to coerce or control the person against whom it is committed or to cause that person to be intimidated or fearful (or both).
「家庭暴力罪」在《刑事（家庭暴力和個人暴力）法》第11節中定義為罪犯對和罪犯有（或曾經）家庭關係的人所犯的罪行，即：
（一）個人暴力犯罪或
（二）與發生個人暴力犯罪的情況大致相同的犯罪（個人暴力犯罪除外），或
（三）其目的是脅迫或控制所針對的人，或使該人受到恐嚇或恐懼（或兩者兼而有之）的一項罪行（個人暴力罪行除外）。
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