English-Danish translations for violence

• vold
  Vold avler vold, og hævn avler hævn. Violence begets violence, and revenge begets revenge.
  De må begge indse, at vold kun avler mere vold. Both must realise that violence will only bring more violence.
  Medlemmerne har også talt om vold. You also spoke about violence.
• tvang
  Vold i hjemmet og tvangsægteskaber er fortsat almindeligt forekommende. Domestic violence and forced marriages continue to be common.
  Vi må bestemt ikke udelukke tvang, men det er ikke særligt nærliggende at anvende vold. We should certainly not exclude force, but violence is not the obvious choice.
  Menneskehandel involverer tvang, vold, svig og misbrug over for ofrene, og det er helt uacceptabelt. Human trafficking involves force, violence, deceit and abuse of its victims and is totally unacceptable.

Definition of violence

• Extreme force
• Action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering
• Widespread fighting
• Injustice, wrong
• ravishment; rape; violation
• To subject to violence

Examples

• The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive
• We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts
• Violence between the government and the rebels continues
• The translation does violence to the original novel

Related words

• nonviolence
• ultraviolence
• antiviolence
• domestic violence
• act of violence
• intimate partner violence
• police violence
• willingness to use violence
• victim of violence