incident of violence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincidentandviolence
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incident
noun
uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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(Definition ofincidentandviolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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My child knows someone who has been seriously wounded in anincidentofviolence.
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Oneincidentofviolencewas reported, with 17 protesters arrested.
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But, incidents of violence could acquire heightened political significance in different contexts.
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Most camp organizers were people who had played some role in the community during the previous incidents of violence; they were mostly local 'big men' from the area.
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Rap music was also labelled a catalyst for violent behaviour after a series of high- profile incidents of violence at rap concerts.
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The table may show that, when considered against the numbers attending football matches, the number of incidents of violence may be insignificant.
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Information about the number of incidents of violence against social workers is not collected centrally.
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Incidents of violence against individuals involve mainly young men, who are involved in violent crime both as perpetrators and as victims.
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Sadly, drink and incidents of violence in young people often go hand in hand.
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My figures suggest that some 1.3 million incidents of violence from fellow workers or customers occur in the workplace every year.
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In fact, most incidents of violence occur in the home, which means the phenomenon is less visible.
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However, some serious incidents of violence continue to occur; these have involved tragic loss of life and injury both to civilians and to soldiers.
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There have been only about a dozen incidents of violence.
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There were approximately 132,000 incidents of violence against older people in 1999, however some people may have experienced more than one incident in the year.
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The police reviewed the incidents of violence that occurred over a long period.
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It has been accompanied at various times by incidents of violence and intimidation.
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Specific allegations have been made about certain incidents of violence, which have been well recorded and well documented.
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Certainly incidents of violence, particularly picketing outside offices, were to be seen on television screens.
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That was referring to incidents of violence.
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There are incidents of violence which are totally unacceptable and bear no credit to those who obviously must authorise them.
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