ruffianism
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As attacks on the rule of law become more frequent and intense, the public has rekindled its often dormant affection for public-interest lawyers — endearingly unglamorous defenders of principle over politics, of rules over ruffianism.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
Its ruffianism has no social function; it satisfies itself.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2012
A scrubby beard covered his face to the cheekbones, giving him an air of ruffianism that went oddly with his large weak frame and nervous movements.
From "1984" by George Orwell
But to me there is too much horse-play, too much ruffianism and "bully-ragging."
From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by John Cowper Powys
He listens to the representatives of ruffianism, counting them first.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
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