brutality
Example Sentences
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“The difference is the level of brutality allowed,” said Mohammad Al Abdallah, the executive director of the Syrian Justice and Accountability Center.
After his death in 1625, England experienced civil war, the execution of Charles I and the brutalities of Oliver Cromwell’s rule.
This idealized view is also far more sympathetic than modern perceptions of other medieval events, including the Crusades, which are now linked with coercion and brutality.
From Science Daily
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which opposed police brutality and engaged in political and social programs in big cities, was founded that year too.
From Literature
Mexican authorities denied allegations of brutality and said that at least 60 police officers were injured.
From Los Angeles Times
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