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violence Definition

vio·lence (vī′ə ləns)

noun

  1. physical force used so as to injure, damage, or destroy; extreme roughness of action
  2. intense, often devastatingly or explosively powerful force or energy, as of a hurricane or volcano
    1. unjust or callous use of force or power, as in violating another's rights, sensibilities, etc.
    2. the harm done by this
  4. great force or strength of feeling, conduct, or expression; vehemence; fury
  5. a twisting or wrenching of a sense, phrase, etc., so as to distort the original or true sense or form to do violence to a text
  6. an instance of violence; violent act or deed

Etymology: ME < MFr < L violentia < violentus: see violent

violence Synonyms

violence

n.

  1. Violent disturbance

    rampage, tumult, disorder, clash, onslaught, struggle, destruction; see also confusion 1, disturbance 2, uproar.

  2. Violent conduct

    fury, force, vehemence, injury, frenzy, brutality, savagery; see also intensity 1.

violence Law Definition

n

The use of physical force, especially physical force utilized with malice and/or the attempt to harm someone. Some courts have ruled that in labor disputes, violence includes picketing with false information on the placards, in an attempt to harm a business.

violence Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • incite: Earlier this week the Qatar-based TV and internet news channel was accused of inciting violence and hatred and taken off the air.
  • flee: Groups include families with children and, since 2002, people who are fleeing domestic violence as well as those leaving care or prison.
  • escalate: This will further aggravate tension and escalate violence in the region.
  • condemn: The only thing that used to unite Unionism for many years was the opportunity to condemn IRA violence.
  • condone: At the end of the day, it doesn't mean i'm gonna condone violence or start on a killing spree.

Preposition: against

  • shopworkers: One survey published in February revealed a 350 per cent rise in the number of threats of violence against shopworkers in Scotland last year.
  • woman: Bristol has launched a new research group focused on violence against women.
  • civilian: The reason for that was due to the gift being from the royalties of his book in which he justified targeted violence against civilians.

Adjective modifier

  • domestic: Domestic violence affects 1 in 4 women at some point in their adult lives.
  • sectarian: On ther same day some 40 people died through sectarian violence, now sweeping Iraq on a daily basis.
  • sexual: Sexual Violence The BBFC has a strict policy on rape and sexual violence.
  • racial: Our vision We believe that domestic violence and racial violence are fundamental human rights issues.
  • gender-based: Although reproductive health issues are importantly included, clearer guidelines are needed especially on the management of sexual and gender-based violence.
  • alcohol-related: A bill will be introduced to give police and local communities new powers to tackle knives, guns and alcohol-related violence.

Noun used with modifier

  • mob: Coming up: child labor, sexual harassment, drugs, road safety, abortion and mob violence.
  • loyalist: Kelly used the NIO figures to rubbish PSNI boss Hugh Orde's claims that republican and loyalist violence was a the same level.
  • IRA: The whole picture changed when the IRA violence was taken out of the equation.
  • gang: Residents of the city's Chinatown district are living in fear from the growing gang violence.
  • separatist: Separatist violence is rampant in Aceh and rising in two other key provinces.