3.1 Domestic violence
This is any form of abuse that affects the life or physical or psychological integrity of anyone who is/has been married to the offender or is/has been in a romantic relationship that implies living with him/her in "permanent" terms. It also includes relatives by consanguinity or affinity in the whole straight line or in the collateral line up to the third degree even of the offender, as well as those of who are or have been his/her spouse or of his/her current cohabiting partner. There will also be domestic violence when the aforementioned behavior occurs between parents of a common child, or affects a minor, elderly or disabled person who is under the care or dependence of any member of the family group (Article 5 of the LVI).
3.3 Harassment
Sexual harassment is prohibited in public spaces, typified as capturing, recording, filming or photographing images, videos or any kind of audiovisual recording of someone's genitals or another intimate body part for the purposes of sexual significance and without their consent, by any means, in public places or with free access to the public.
3.4 Victim
A victim is the one offended by the crime. In crimes where the result is the death of the offended person or the offended person is unable to exercise their rights granted by criminal law, the victim will be considered to be: (i) their spouse or legal cohabitant and their children; (ii) their ascendants; (iii) their cohabitant; (iv) their siblings; or (v) their adopted children or adopter (Article 108 of the CPP).
3.6 Civil protection order
A civil protection order is a measure imposed by the court to guarantee the success of the investigation proceedings or the security of society, to protect the offended party or to ensure the attendance of the accused in the proceedings or the execution of the sentence after the investigation has been formalized.