act of brutality

collocation in English

meaningsofactandbrutality

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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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brutality
noun[U or C]
uk
/bruːˈtæl.ə.ti/us
/bruːˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
behaviour that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others, or an act of ...
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(Definition ofactandbrutalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We should be able to inflict corporal punishment from the air for any acts of brutality which may be contemplated against this country.
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If the release of prisoners were ended, would that end those acts of brutality?
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We have forcefully condemned those who are responsible for acts of brutality no matter which side of the conflict they may be on.
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If aggression is permitted to succeed, other acts of brutality by bigger nations against their smaller neighbours will be encouraged.
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That is why clause 1 is closely drawn, to target deliberate and totally unnecessary acts of brutality.
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According to my investigations, it does not manifest itself in any spectacular acts of brutality here or there or in one particular camp or another.
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Those acts of brutality continue.
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I believe that they would have achieved nearly the same success if they had not also committed themselves to the acts of brutality, which stain their name.
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However appalling the treatment of the prisoners of war is, it is a lesser tragedy than the calculated acts of brutality by the armed forces against the civilian population.
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Though acts of brutality like this were commonplace, it proved counterproductive.
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Western sources speak of both heroism, faith and honor, emphasized in chivalric romance, but also of acts of brutality.
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Calendar problems, acts of brutality, even on the pitch, and boycotts tarnished its image, to the point of bringing into question the wisdom of organizing it at all.
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