Traduction de «prove that his wife had provoked his violent » (Anglais → Français) :

The allegations of my client in his pleadings in the affidavits filed were that his wife had, throughout the marriage, physically and emotionally abused him.
Dans les affidavits qu'il avait déposés, mon client alléguait que durant toute la durée de leur mariage, son épouse l'avait maltraité physiquement et mentalement.

His wife had predeceased him and so his three children shared that estate equally.
Sa femme était décédée avant lui et ses trois enfants se partageaient la succession à parts égales.

His defence was that his wife had threatened to spread a rumour that he was molesting his children.
Il s'est défendu en disant que sa femme l'avait menacé de répandre la rumeur qu'il brutalisait ses enfants.

For this he received a sentence of four years in jail. He had been able to successfully prove that his wife had provoked this violent behaviour by verbal insults delivered over a four hour drive.
Pour tout cela, il a été condamné à quatre ans d'emprisonnement seulement parce qu'il a réussi à prouver que sa femme avait provoqué ce comportement violent en l'insultant verbalement durant un voyage de quatre heures en automobile.

He was able to prove that his wife had provoked his violent behaviour by verbal insults delivered over a four hour road trip.
Il avait pu prouver que sa femme l'avait incité à adopter un comportement violent parce qu'elle lui avait lancé des insultes au cours d'un voyage de quatre heures sur la route.