brutality
English
Etymology
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Noun
brutality (plural brutalities)
- The state of being brutal.
- A cruel or savage act.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess[1]:
- ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
- The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.
- police brutality
- school brutality
Translations
a state of being brutal
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a cruel act
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The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence
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