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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Violence \Vi"o*lence\, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See Violent.]
     1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited
        action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity;
        force.
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              That seal
              You ask with such a violence, the king,
              Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.
                                                    --Shak.
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              All the elements
              At least had gone to wrack, disturbed and torn
              With the violence of this conflict.   --Milton.
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     2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,
        reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement;
        unjust force; outrage; assault.
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              Do violence to do man.                --Luke iii.
                                                    14.
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              We can not, without offering violence to all
              records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.
                                                    --T. Burnet.
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              Looking down, he saw
              The whole earth filled with violence. --Milton.
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     3. Ravishment; rape; constupration.
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     To do violence on, to attack; to murder. ``She . . . did
        violence on herself.'' --Shak.
  
     To do violence to, to outrage; to injure; as, he does
        violence to his own opinions.
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     Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;
          infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Violence \Vi"o*lence\, v. t.
     To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
     [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Violence \Vi"o*lence\, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See Violent.]
     1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited
        action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity;
        force.
  
              That seal You ask with such a violence, the king,
              Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              All the elements At least had gone to wrack,
              disturbed and torn With the violence of this
              conflict.                             --Milton.
  
     2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,
        reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement;
        unjust force; outrage; assault.
  
              Do violence to do man.                --Luke iii.
                                                    14.
  
              We can not, without offering violence to all
              records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.
                                                    --T. Burnet.
  
              Looking down, he saw The whole earth filled with
              violence.                             --Milton.
  
     3. Ravishment; rape; constupration.
  
     To do violence on, to attack; to murder. ``She . . . did
        violence on herself.'' --Shak.
  
     To do violence to, to outrage; to injure; as, he does
        violence to his own opinions.
  
     Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;
          infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Violence \Vi"o*lence\, v. t.
     To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
     [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  violence
       n 1: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists);
            "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he
            cannot do by force and violence in the short one" [syn:
            force]
       2: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's
          violence" [syn: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury,
           vehemence, wildness]
       3: a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     Γαλλικά n.
     η βία, το ζόρι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     Middle English n.
     1 (l en violence Violence) (gloss: harmful manual force) or an
  example of it.
     2 A harmful force of nature; great natural force.
     3 Divine or religious force or strength.
     4 The force or power of one's feelings or mental state.
     5 Powerful or forceful movement or mobility.
     6 Misrule or malgovernance; abuse of authority.
     7 (lb enm rare) Beneficial manual force.
     8 (lb enm rare) The strength of an ache.
     9 (lb enm rare) The whims of chance.
     n.
     1 Extreme force.
     2 Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
     vb.
     (lb en nonstandard) To subject to violence.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     n.
     1 Extreme force.
     2 Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
     vb.
     (lb en nonstandard) To subject to violence.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     Middle English n.
     1 (l en violence Violence) (gloss: harmful manual force) or an
  example of it.
     2 A harmful force of nature; great natural force.
     3 Divine or religious force or strength.
     4 The force or power of one's feelings or mental state.
     5 Powerful or forceful movement or mobility.
     6 Misrule or malgovernance; abuse of authority.
     7 (lb enm rare) Beneficial manual force.
     8 (lb enm rare) The strength of an ache.
     9 (lb enm rare) The whims of chance.
     n.
     1 Extreme force.
     2 Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
     vb.
     (lb en nonstandard) To subject to violence.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     Middle English n.
     1 (l en violence Violence) (gloss: harmful manual force) or an
  example of it.
     2 A harmful force of nature; great natural force.
     3 Divine or religious force or strength.
     4 The force or power of one's feelings or mental state.
     5 Powerful or forceful movement or mobility.
     6 Misrule or malgovernance; abuse of authority.
     7 (lb enm rare) Beneficial manual force.
     8 (lb enm rare) The strength of an ache.
     9 (lb enm rare) The whims of chance.
     n.
     1 Extreme force.
     2 Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
     vb.
     (lb en nonstandard) To subject to violence.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     Ranska n.
     1 voima, kiihko
     2 väkivalta
     3 väkivallanteko, (monikollinen) väkivaltaisuudet

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  violence
     Engelska n.
     våld, våldsamhet, våldsverkan

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Violence /vˈaɪələns/
  العنف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  violence //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns// //ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns// 
  1. наси́лие
  action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering
  2. сила
  extreme force
  3. насилие
  widespread fighting

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  násilí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/ 
  hrubost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/ 
  násilnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  násilí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  Gewalt 
        "do violence to sb."  - jdm. Gewalt antun
        "Violence begets (more / further) violence."  - Gewalt erzeugt Gegengewalt.
        "Violence breeds (more) violence."  - Gewalt erzeugt Gegengewalt.
   see: political violence, use violence, domestic violence
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  Gewalttätigkeit , Heftigkeit 
   see: violences, drunken violence
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  Stärke  [geol.]
           Note: eines Erdbebens

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  
  βία

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  violence //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns// //ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns// 
  1. väkivalta
  action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering
  2. rajuus, voimakeinot
  extreme force
  3. vääryys
  injustice, wrong
  4. väkivaltaisuudet
  widespread fighting

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/ 
  1. हिंसा
        "Children are exposed to a lot of violance on TV."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  bijes, naglost, nasilja, nasilje, nasilju, snaga, žestina

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  1. erôszak
  2. durvaság

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  violence //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns// //ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns// 
  kekerasan 2.
  extreme force
   3.
  action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  violence //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns// //ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns// 
  1. 暴力
  action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering
  2. 猛威, 暴力
  extreme force
  3. 曲解, 歪曲
  injustice, wrong
  4. 暴行
  widespread fighting

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  violence /vaiələns/
  geweld, geweldpleging

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  violence //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns// //ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns// 
  vold 2.
  action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering
   3.
  extreme force

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  violence /ˈvaɪələns/ 
   1.  przemoc
   2.  gwałtowność

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/ 
  violência

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  violence //ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns// //ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns// 
  1. våld 2.
  action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering
   3.
  extreme force
   4.
  injustice, wrong
  2. våldsverkan
  widespread fighting

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  violence /vˈaɪələns/
  1. zor, cebir, şiddet
  2. tecavüz, zorlama
  3. zorbalık
  4. bozma
  5. ırza tecavüz. do violence to zorlamak, tahrif etmek. resort to violence şiddete başvurmak, cebre müracaat etmek.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  violence /vjolˈɑ̃s/ 
  feulster, taerder, freuz, bell (belloù /bɛlˈu/)

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  насилие

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  Gewalt, Gewalttätigkeit

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  βία

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  violence /vjɔlɑ̃s/ 
  violence

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  väkivalta

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  violenza

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  暴力

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  violentia

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  smurtas

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  violence /vjolãs/
  1. heftigheid
  2. geweld

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  przemoc

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  violência

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  насилие

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  violencia

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  violence /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ 
  våld

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  violence /vjolˈɑ̃s/ 
  şiddet

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈvaɪəɫəns/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  VIOLENCE. The abuse of force. Theorie des Lois Criminelles, 32. That force 
  which is employed against common right, against the laws, and against public 
  liberty. Merl. h. t, 2. In cases of robbery, in order to convict the 
  accused, it is requisite to prove that the act was done with violence; but 
  this violence is not confined to an actual assault of the person, by 
  beating, knocking down, or forcibly wresting from him on the contrary, 
  whatever goes to intimidate or overawe, by the apprehension of personal 
  violence, or by fear of life, with a view to compel the delivery of property 
  equally falls within its limits. Alison, Pr. Cr. Law of Scotl. 228; 4 Binn. 
  R. 379; 2 Russ. on Cr. 61; 1 Hale P. C. 553. When an article is merely 
  snatched, as by a sudden pull, even though a momentary force be exerted, it 
  is not such violence as to constitute a robbery. 2 East, P. C. 702; 2 Russ. 
  Cr. 68; Dig. 4, 2, 2 and 3. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  148 Moby Thesaurus words for "violence":
     Alecto, Megaera, Nemesis, Tisiphone, abuse, acerbity, acidity,
     acridity, acrimony, agitability, animality, argumentum baculinum,
     assault, astringency, atrociousness, atrocity, attack, barbarity,
     barbarousness, beastliness, bestiality, bite, bitterness,
     bloodiness, bloodlust, bloodthirst, bloodthirstiness,
     bloody-mindedness, brutality, brutalness, brute force, brutishness,
     burning rage, cannibalism, causticity, clash, coercion,
     combustibility, compulsion, constraint, cruelness, cruelty, damage,
     destructiveness, distort, do violence to, duress, edge, edginess,
     emotional instability, emotionalism, energy, eruptiveness,
     excitability, excitableness, explosiveness, ferociousness,
     ferocity, fiendishness, fierceness, foul, frenzy, furious rage,
     furor, fury, grip, harm, harshness, high pressure, ill-treatment,
     ill-usage, ill-use, inflammability, inhumaneness, inhumanity,
     injure, injury, intensity, intimidation, irascibility,
     irritability, keenness, latent violence, maltreatment, might,
     mightiness, mistreatment, molestation, mordacity, mordancy,
     murderousness, nervousness, outrage, passion, perturbability,
     physical force, poignancy, point, power, pressure, prickliness,
     rage, rigor, roughness, ruthlessness, sadism, sadistic cruelty,
     sanguineousness, savagery, sensitivity, severity, sharpness,
     skittishness, startlishness, sting, strength, stridency,
     stringency, strong-arm tactics, tartness, tearing passion, teeth,
     tempestuousness, the Erinyes, the Eumenides, the Furies,
     the big stick, the bludgeon, the club, the jackboot,
     the mailed fist, the strong arm, the sword, touchiness,
     towering rage, trenchancy, truculence, twist, uproar, vandalism,
     vehemence, viciousness, vigor, violation, virulence,
     wanton cruelty, warp, wildness
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 暴力,暴虐,暴行;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. U猛烈,凶暴;暴力,残暴

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