Domestic violence means engaging in the following within the context of a previous or existing domestic relationship:

(a) An act under the Criminal Code 1960 (Act 29) which constitutes a threat or harm to a person under that Act;
(b) Specific acts, threats to commit, or acts likely to result in
(iv) emotional, verbal, or psychological abuse namely any conduct that makes another person feel constantly unhappy, miserable, humiliated, ridiculed, afraid, jittery or depressed or to feel inadequate or worthless;

Section 2
Meaning of domestic relationship
2. (I) A domestic relationship means a family relationship, a relationship akin to a
family relationship or a relationship in a domestic situation that exists or has existed
between a complainant and a respondent and includes a relationship where the
complainant

(c) is engaged to the respondent, courting the respondent or is in an actual or
perceived romantic, intimate, or cordial relationship not necessarily
including a sexual relationship with the respondent

Section 3
Prohibition of domestic violence
3. (2) A person in a domestic relationship who engages in domestic violence
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than
five hundred penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not more than two years
or to both.

So it means if you insult your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, in a manner that makes them feel years constantly unhappy, miserable, humiliated, ridiculed, afraid, and jittery or depressed, you could be jailed for two years.

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Domestic violence means engaging in the following within the context of a previous or existing domestic relationship:

By: Edwin Kobina Coleman

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Ghana, Accra, Mankessim. Ishmael Awudi is a journalist and a media entrepreneur. He founded Ghana News Guide. GNG is an online news platform that focuses on news stories within Ghana and across the world on a regular basis. The primary objective of GNG is to ensure that news stories are reported as they are, with no filters applied. In its news coverage, GNG strives for professionalism.He also founded Wetour, a local tourism agency aimed at boosting the tourism space in Ghana with the youth at focus.Ishmael works with The Afriam Network as the head of business development. Afriam Network is a global company based in Ghana, Accra that offers a variety of services such as Customer Service, Debt Collection, Order Taking, Lead Generation, Customer Surveys, and Telesales. Ishmael holds a bachelor's degree from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. He won the best online media personality award in 2019 at level 300.He has contributed to several media houses in Ghana including.

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