use of violence

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• violence —    Violence is a pervasive and enduring aspect of all societies and takes many forms from politically motivated violence (terrorism) to ‘common’ assault or rape, and can be directed against the person or property. In Britain, political violence… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• Violence — For other uses, see Violence (disambiguation). U.N. rates of physical violence resulting in death, per 100,000 inhabitants by country in 2002.[1] …   Wikipedia

• use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made …   Collocations dictionary

• Violence in sports — can result in chaotic brawls, both by athletes and fans. They may involve beer bottles, sinks from stadiums, improvised stabbing utensils, stadium seats, and whatever else may be found on hand.In sports which are inherently violent, violence… …   Wikipedia

• Violence against LGBT people — Violence against LGBT people, queer identifying and the same sex attracted are actions which may occur either at the hands of individuals or groups, or as part of governmental enforcement of laws targeting people who are perceived to violate… …   Wikipedia

• Violence (disambiguation) — Violence may refer to: * Violence, the use of physical force to cause injury, damage or death * Violence (book) a 2008 book on social theory by Slavoj Žižek * Violence , a song by Against Me! from their album Searching for a Former Clarity *… …   Wikipedia

• violence — Violence. subst. fem. Qualité de ce qui est violent. La violence des vents, de la tempeste, du mal, de la douleur, d un remede, &c. la violence de son humeur. Violence, signifie aussi, La force dont on use contre le droit commun, contre les loix …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• violence — I noun assault, attack, brutality, clash, convulsion, disorder, eruption, explosion, ferocity, force, fracas, furiousness, fury, inclemency, manus, onslaught, outburst, rage, rampage, ruthlessness, savagery, severity, unlawful force, vehemence,… …   Law dictionary

• violence — [vī′ə ləns] n. [ME < MFr < L violentia < violentus: see VIOLENT] 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… …   English World dictionary

• use violence — index force (coerce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• use violence — use force, take by means of strength …   English contemporary dictionary