Language Matters
The terms domestic violence and intimate partner violence mean different things. Domestic violence occurs between people who live in the same place. It might or might not involve family members or intimate partners. Intimate partner violence occurs between people in a close relationship who might or might not live together. The term intimate partner domestic violence refers to violence between people in a close relationship who live in the same place. [] Where possible, we make a distinction between these terms.
[VH11] Moorer, O. (2021, January 5). Intimate partner violence vs. domestic violence. YWCA Spokane. https://ywcaspokane.org/what-is-intimate-partner-domestic-violence/