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violence

noun
  1. an act of aggression, as one against a person who resists
    “They may accomplish by craft in the long run what they cannot do by force and violence in the short one.”
    force
  2. the property of being wild or turbulent
    “the storm's violence”
    wildnessvehemenceferocityfiercenessfuriousnessfury
  3. a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.