violence
Definitions of violence
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the property of being wild or turbulent
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an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)type of:agressionviolent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
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a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stoppedtype of:aggressionthe act of attacking
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