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词汇 example_english_act-of-violence
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act of violence

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meanings of actand violence


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act
noun
uk /ækt/ us /ækt/
something that ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk /ˈvaɪə.ləns/ us /ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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Examples of act of violence


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Via a small actofviolence, his body had been opened to every aesthetic possibility.
While emphasising speed, the gesture of the psychogram is, like the projects themselves, an actofviolence.
Excavation into bedrock can be viewed as either an actofviolence or of impregnation.
It is therefore my contention that, in terms of theatrical practice, the verbal expression of female lament constitutes as powerful an actofviolence as the deed of vengeance itself.
Study members who reported engaging in at least one actofviolence within the last year were classified as engaging in self-reported violence at age 32.
The majority of women prisoners are not serving time in prison for any actofviolence.
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Yet experience shows that every actofviolence generates more violence and pushes the cycle of violence further.
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I find that much more offensive than a single actofviolence used in the context of a programme to make a particular point artistically.
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The word "batter" does not mean a single actofviolence.
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Secondly, the clause makes it an offence to collect any information likely to be useful in planning or carrying out any actofviolence.
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One actofviolence breeds another and violence grows.
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In a situation such as that which we have seen, it is impossible to prevent every actofviolence.
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A person whom they are worried about will have carried out a significant actofviolence or disorder.
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He suggests that it should only be where there is a threat of death, or there has been some actofviolence.
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You cannot let it in, as he says, by a continuation of the blockade, for the blockade itself is an actofviolence.
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For example, this means that any demolition of buildings or damage which may be caused in constructing a building would constitute an actofviolence.
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It cannot be compared, and it should not be compared, with any other actofviolence, great or small, that takes place within our society.
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But if the country is to learn the lesson it can only be taught by an actofviolence.
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