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Marital coercion. / Weare, Siobhan.
In: Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, Vol. 178, No. 30, 26.07.2014, p. 455-456.

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Weare, S 2014, 'Marital coercion', Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, vol. 178, no. 30, pp. 455-456.

APA

Weare, S. (2014). Marital coercion. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 178(30), 455-456.

Vancouver

Weare S. Marital coercion. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly. 2014 Jul 26;178(30):455-456.

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Weare, Siobhan. / Marital coercion. In: Criminal Law and Justice Weekly. 2014 ; Vol. 178, No. 30. pp. 455-456.

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