violent activity

collocation in English

meaningsofviolentandactivity

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violent
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/us
/ˈvaɪə.lənt/
using force to hurt ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofviolentandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofviolent activity

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I never supportedviolentactivity.
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I call upon all paramilitary groupings to stop all forms ofviolentactivity.
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The phrase is all-inclusive, and could mean any type ofviolentactivity.
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They are people who turn up in the hope and the expectation that they can take part inviolentactivity.
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Evidence on the ground that any group had ceasedviolentactivitywould induce resulting reduction of security force activity.
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That is a massive booster for the morale of those engaged inviolentactivityfor their own political ends.
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It gets rid of the daft distinction between football-related criminal activity and violence, and otherviolentactivity.
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Other sectors were in a perpetual state ofviolentactivity.
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When we talk about domestic violence, we are not talking about the low-levelviolentactivitythat constitutes the bulk of violence recorded in the statistics.
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We note that what is being sought at this stage is advice, and that any dialogue would follow an unannounced halt toviolentactivity.
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This kind ofviolentactivityis now global and is often a form of interventionist policies, delivered and augmented in many cases, with arms provided.
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Several demonstrators were struck without warning while not engaged inviolentactivity.
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They are forced to curtail theirviolentactivitywhile under investigation.
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The figures are disputed, but evidence suggests that more than 300 people lost their lives either from snipers and otherviolentactivitytowards them, or from accidents.
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Partly due to the farmers scaling back onviolentactivity, and also due to the increasing presence of troop numbers.
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Unlike the earlier works, however, these were single or paired figures, not overtly engaged in aviolentactivity.
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The homely is that which is striven for in theviolentactivityof passing through the inhabitual.
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Stanfield becomes aware of the ongoing investigation and curtails hisviolentactivityand limits his discussion to face-to-face meetings.
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The group invites applications for membership, but excluding only individuals and groups that supportviolentactivityor break the criminal law.
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The relationship continued on like this, she out of his league, her slumming it, both of them enjoying theviolentactivitybehind closed doors.
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He began hisviolentactivityat the age of 15 as a member of the street violence groups known as "kale borroka".
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