Etymology

violency

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First used 16th c.Latin violentia
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  1. Latin · derived fromviolentia
  2. English todayviolency

From Latin violentia.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Violence.
  • 17th–19th c. A moment or act of violence.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.