wife-beating question

Etymology
From +, with reference to the oft-cited example "Have you stopped beating your wife?".

Noun

 * 1)  A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question.
 * 2) * 1984, British House of Commons debate, Hansard vol. 70, 20 Dec 1984:
 * Mr. [Tony] Banks: When the Leader of the House sees his right hon. friend the Prime Minister, will he ask her to come to the Dispatch Box and condemn picket line violence by the police?
 * : That is the most obvious and plain wife-beating question that I have ever heard asked.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 另有用意的問題
 * Finnish: "joko olet lakannut hakkaamasta vaimoasi" -kysymys
 * German:
 * Polish: podchwytliwe pytanie
 * Russian: провокацио́нный вопро́с, вопро́с ти́па «Вы уже́ переста́ли пить конья́к по утра́м?»
 * Spanish: pregunta capciosa