Article 3. Basic definitions

This Law uses the following basic definitions:

“sexual abuse” means a form of abuse of a woman that impinges upon her sexual immunity and sexual freedom via commencement of acts of sexual nature without her consent, as well as concussion to a sexual intercourse with a third party, or female child molestation;

“physical abuse” means a form of abuse of a woman that impinges upon her life, health, freedom or other rights and freedoms protected by law via infliction of injuries of varying severity, leaving in danger, failure to give assistance to a person in mortal danger, commencement of other offenses of violent nature, use or threat of other kinds of physical coercion;

“abuse” means an illegal action (inaction) against a woman that impinges upon her life, health, sexual immunity, honor, dignity and other rights and freedoms protected by law via use or threat of other kinds of physical, psychological, sexual or economic coercion;

“economic abuse” means a form of abuse committed at home, at work and other places, an action (inaction) against a woman, which constrains her rights for sufficient nutrition, housing and other conditions necessary for normal life and development, restrictions in execution of rights for property, education and labor;

“workplace” means a place, directly or indirectly controlled by an employer, where a woman shall be or come to perform her official duties or labor responsibilities in accordance with the contract she has concluded;

“psychological abuse” means a form of abuse which includes insults, slander, threats, humiliation, discrimination of a woman, as well as other actions aimed at constraining her will, inter alia, reproduction control, actions (inactions) that made a victim of harassment and abuse fear for her safety, made her unable to protect herself or damaged her mental health;

“harassment” an act (inaction), molestation, or persecution that degrades the honor and dignity of women, for the commission of which administrative or criminal liability is not provided for;

“victim of harassment and abuse” means a female, who is under the threat of harassment and abuse or has suffered from harassment and abuse;

“protection from harassment and abuse” means the system of urgent economic, social, legal, organizational, psychological and other activities aimed at elimination of dangers for the life and health of a woman, ensuring her safety in life circumstances, which require prompt measures, as well as preventing a person, who harasses and abuses a victim of harassment and abuse, from further illegal actions;