violent act

collocation in English

meaningsofviolentandact

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violent
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofviolentandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have seen before the suddenviolentactand then the soft words; the reasonable explanations.
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So from oneviolentactto another matters proceeded.
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No offence is committed by a person performing such aviolentactupon herself.
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Perhaps without realising it, many young people are letting a veryviolentacthappen to them.
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Unlike a word, aviolentactcannot be retracted.
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He must satisfy himself that a design has been formed by somebody to influence opinion by aviolentact, and then he can arrest without warrant.
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Police inquiries are continuing and will continue into thatviolentactas well.
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Establishing order is aviolentact.
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The film ends abruptly, as if it puts an end to its own life, in a final,violentact.
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Some organizations and scholars consider this aviolentactagainst the woman and her child.
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This only leads to increasing conflict, leading inexorably to a singleviolentact.
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The law gives family court judges the right to prevent the perpetrator of aviolentactfrom entering the victim's home or workplace.
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The strongest red defines the mostviolentact, when the flesh is actually pierced by the nails.
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Either the city receiving the violence has been demoted from its status as city or theviolentactis not considered violent.
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They were officially labeled high risk, though none of them was convicted of aviolentactwhile in prison.
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The process of both acquiring knowledge, and suppressing certain knowledge, is aviolentactwithin a time of crisis.
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This effort focused on reducing aggression, including violent acts among elementary school students.
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Examples of emotionally maltreating events included serious threats to injure a child, exposure to violent acts among family members, and abandonment by primary caregivers.
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