violent : Idioms & Phrases
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To lay hands on one's self , or To lay violent hands on one's self
- to injure one's self; specif., to commit suicide.
Webster 1913
violent death
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noun an event that causes someone to die
killing.
WordNet
violent disorder
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noun violently angry and destructive behavior
rampage.
WordNet
Violent presumption
(Law) , presumption of a fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such facts.
Webster 1913
Violent profits
(Scots Law) , rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing.
Webster 1913
violent storm
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noun a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
storm.
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violent stream
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noun a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
torrent.
- the houses were swept away in the torrent
