violent action
Frequency: 6.27.9 per million words
action that involves physical force intended to hurt or damage
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Examples (10)
- The protest escalated into violent action when police arrived.
- Any form of violent action will be met with severe legal consequences.
- The documentary detailed the violent action taken by the rebels during the uprising.
- Witnessing such violent action as a child can have lasting psychological effects.
- The government is implementing new policies to prevent violent action in schools.
- He argued that resorting to violent action was never the answer, no matter the provocation.
- The news reported that violent action had been used to disperse the crowd.
- If peaceful negotiations fail, some fear it could lead to violent action.
- The movie's villain was known for his sudden outbursts of violent action.
- The committee condemned all violent actions that occurred during the riots.