noun ravishment; rape; constupration.
2. violence ·noun the quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.
3. violence ·vt to assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
4. violence ·noun injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault.