violent death
collocation in Englishmeaningsofviolentanddeath
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violent
adjective
uk/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk/deθ/us/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofviolentanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofviolent death
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Absence of osteological evidence or signs ofviolentdeathsuggests that a kind of poison was administered to members of the entourage.
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Aviolentdeath, caused by an accident for example, may be particularly stressful because the bereaved will have no opportunity to say goodbye.
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The anatomy of a crime scene presents the tableau ofviolentdeathfound by authorities and/or witnessed by an omniscient narrator.
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The final chapter focuses on the way in which religiousness is influenced by spousal bereavement, including sudden andviolentdeath.
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Theviolentdeathof princes was not now an unfamiliar occurrence.
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In the end, many people met aviolentdeath, and the site was destroyed and abandoned.
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A ballad occasionally addressed the pervasive presence of crime itself, suggesting both a culture steeped in the knowledge ofviolentdeathand a prevailing violent spirit of the age.
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That is the toll of the motorbike, of pot-holing, of mountaineering and other causes ofviolentdeath.
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Theviolentdeathof three persons, however vile, is not a subject for family viewing.
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There is still the fact that human nature, at this present stage, will show an interest in the investigation ofviolentdeath.
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The dull and brooding presence of sudden, unanticipated andviolentdeathhangs over military and civilians alike in all our nations.
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But the widow of this major was refused her death gratuity on the ground that her husband did not die aviolentdeathin action.
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