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an act of brutality

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  • brutality — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, exhibit brutality 2) extreme brutality 3) police brutality 4) an act of brutality 5) brutality to, towards, with * * * [bruː tælɪtɪ] display exhibit brutality towards with an act of brutality …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Brutality — Bru*tal i*ty, n.; pl. {Brutalities}. [Cf. F. brutalit[ e].] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. [1913 Webster] 2. An inhuman act. [1913 Webster] The . . . brutalities exercised in war. Brougham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brutality — I noun act of inhumanity, barbarity, bestiality, brutalness, brutilization, brutishness, cruelness, cruelty, grossness, hardness, hardness of heart, harshness, heart of stone, heartlessness, immanitas, inhumanity, lack of feeling, mercilessness,… …   Law dictionary

  • brutality — [bro͞o tal′ə tē] n. 1. the condition or quality of being brutal 2. pl. brutalities a brutal or savage act, treatment, etc …   English World dictionary

  • act of inhumanity — index brutality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • brutality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great, sheer ▪ police ▪ There have been many complaints of police brutality. … OF BRUTALITY ▪ act …   Collocations dictionary

  • brutality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1549 1. the quality or state of being brutal 2. a brutal act or course of action …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brutality — /brooh tal i tee/, n., pl. brutalities. 1. the quality of being brutal; cruelty; savagery. 2. a brutal act or practice. [1540 50; BRUTAL + ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • brutality — noun a) the state of being brutal b) a cruel or savage act See Also: atrocity …   Wiktionary

  • brutality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. savageness, ruthlessness, harshness, unfeelingness; see cruelty . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. viciousness, savagery, cruelty, coldness, barbarism, ferocity, inhumanity, heartlessness, brutishness, harshness. ANT.:… …   English dictionary for students

  • brutality — bru•tal•i•ty [[t]bruˈtæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being brutal; cruelty; savagery 2) a brutal act or practice • Etymology: 1540–50 …   From formal English to slang

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