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Mrs Hanson estimated that her husband would be violent to her "every six months or so" following the first incident, the jury was told.

From BBC

We are 1990s Russia; it will be violent and chaotic.

From Salon

I started to think about beauty in that way, and how nature is serene, but it could also be violent in its natural way.

But with societal assumptions placing men at the centre of violent crime, she faces scepticism from colleagues who challenge the notion that only men can be violent.

From BBC

Just 4% of people in prison are women and they are a very different population to the other 96% - they are less likely to be violent or prolific offenders.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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