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- Dictionaryviolence/ˈvʌɪələns/
noun
- 1. behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something: "violence erupted in protest marches" Similar Opposite
- 2. strength of emotion or of a destructive natural force: "the violence of her own feelings" Similar Opposite
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1 day ago · Its most frequent and visible forms include homicides, suicides, war, and terrorism, but violence is also articulated and manifested in less visible forms, such as gender violence, domestic violence, and enforced disappearances.Although attention to the consequences of different forms of violence has always been part of health services, its formal and global inclusion in health sector policies ...
2 days ago · Abuse is defined as any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. In short, someone who purposefully harms another in any way is committing abuse. There are many kinds of abuse encountered by adults, including: physical abuse; psychological abuse; rape; sexual assault; verbal abuse; elder abuse; financial abuse ...
Jul 13, 2003 · Health workers are at high risk of violence all over the world. Between 8% and 38% of health workers suffer physical violence at some point in their careers. Many more are threatened or exposed to verbal aggression. Most violence is perpetrated by patients and visitors.
3 days ago · Background Half of the world’s children experience violence every year, but the meaning of violence is not universally agreed. We may therefore risk failing to measure, and address, the acts that matter most to children and adolescents. In this paper, we describe and synthesise evidence on how children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa conceptualise different behavioural acts which are ...
Jun 29, 2024 · The meaning of CRIME OF VIOLENCE is a crime that by its nature poses a substantial risk that force will be used against a person or property.
4 days ago · Terrorism and violent extremism violate the human rights and fundamental freedoms of groups and individuals. However, States define terrorism in different, sometimes ambiguous ways, so domestic legislation does not always protect the human rights of citizens.
3 days ago · The current limited evidence base suggests children and adolescents' conceptualisations of violence overlapped with, but were also distinct from, the WHO and UNCRC definitions of violence. Currently international survey tools focus on measuring types and frequencies of particular acts and neglect to …
