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'''Violence''' is [[physical]] [[force]] applied for the reason of violating, harming, damaging, or abusing; also it can be the forcefulness of an emotion or expression.
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'''Violence''' is [[physical]] [[force]] applied for unethical reasons such as aggression, abuse or exploitation. Its ethical opposite is [[self-defense]] or defense of another.
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Revision as of 19:05, November 24, 2007

Violence is physical force applied for unethical reasons such as aggression, abuse or exploitation. Its ethical opposite is self-defense or defense of another.