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violence: uses  

Definition

  • Violence may be broadly defined as the use of force to coerce, abuse, or injure an individual or a group of individuals. This force may include actual physical force or the threat of using physical force. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime & Justice; Violence: Uses]

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