Legal Definition and Related Resources of Violence
Meaning of Violence
Exertion of any physical force so as to injure or damage or abuse. See Landrv v Daley, (D.C.IU.) 280 F.Supp. 938.
Violence Alternative Definition
The abuse of force. Theorie des Lois Criminelles, 32. That force which is employed against common right, against the laws, and against public liberty. Merlin, Kepert. The term is synonjrmous with “physical force.” 31 Conn. 212. See “Force.”
Synonyms of Violence
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
- violentia
- wildness foreign phrases: Insanus est qui
- abjecta ratione
- omnia cum impetu etfurorefacit
- A person is insane who
- deprived of reason
- does everything with violence and rage
- Pad sunt maxime contraria vis et injuria
- Violence and injury are especially hostile to peace
- Estautemvis legem simulans
- Violence may also be masquerading as the law
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Legal English Vocabulary: Violence in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term violence into Spanish: violencia (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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See Also
- Social Problem
- Crime
- Delinquency
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Delinquent
- Social Issues
- Crime Prevention
Hierarchical Display of Violence
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem
Politics > Politics and public safety > Trends of opinion > Non-violence
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals > Sexual offence > Sexual violence
Science > Humanities > Behavioural sciences > Criminology
Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Government violence
Employment And Working Conditions > Organisation of work and working conditions > Working conditions > Harassment at work
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Translation of Violence
- Spanish: Violencia
- French: Violence
- German: Gewalt
- Italian: Violenza
- Portuguese: Violência
- Polish: Przemoc
Thesaurus of Violence
Social Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > Violence
Politics > Politics and public safety > Trends of opinion > Non-violence > Violence
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals > Violence
Law > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals > Sexual offence > Sexual violence > Violence
Science > Humanities > Behavioural sciences > Criminology > Violence
Politics > Politics and public safety > Public safety > Government violence > Violence
Employment And Working Conditions > Organisation of work and working conditions > Working conditions > Harassment at work > Violence
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