Under the defense of ___________________________, husbands had the legal right to discipline their wives with a "whip or rattan no bigger than [a] thumb, in order to enforce the salutary restraints of domestic discipline".

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The defense of "domestic authority" historically allowed husbands to discipline their wives, reflecting outdated legal norms that permitted such actions under the guise of maintaining domestic order.

Under the Defense of ___________________________, Husbands Had the Legal Right