Webster's English Dictionary

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violence

vi.o.lence \'vi--*-l*n(t)s\ n 1a: exertion of physical force so as to 
   injure or abuse (as in effecting an  entrance into a house) 1b: an instance 
   of violent treatment or procedure  2: injury by or as if by distortion, 
   infringement, or profanation  3a: intense, turbulent, or furious often 
   destructive action or force  3b: vehement feeling or expression : FERVOR  
   3c: an instance of such action or feeling : a tendency to violent action  
   3d: jarring quality : DISCORDANCE  4: undue alteration of wording or sense 
   (as in editing a text)