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violence

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1. violence - Noun

2. violence - Verb

Meaning

The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.

Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault.

Ravishment; rape; constupration.

To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one Source: Internet

A 33-year-old police officer was shot and killed while attending to a domestic violence call in Sandton on Thursday night. Source: Internet

A 30-year-old man who badly beat up his former partner on Saturday was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to the alleged violence upon his arraignment on Women’s Day. Source: Internet

A big step towards ending violence against women is recognizing how big of a problem this is. Source: Internet

Abbey M. Shields, 21, Rockport, domestic violence assault on July 4, 2019 in Hope, dismissed; disorderly conduct, $250 fine. Source: Internet

1972 genocide main On April 29, there was an outbreak of violence in the south of the country, also the base of the Hima, where bands of roving Hutu committed innumerable atrocities against Tutsi civilians. Source: Internet

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