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Gewalt

violence

noun ge-VALT Less Common
People & Society Crime

Also means

force

Usage Note

Gewalt means both physical violence and legitimate authority or power, as in Staatsgewalt ('state power') and the three Gewalten (branches of government). The adverbial mit Gewalt means 'by force'.

Examples

"Gewalt ist niemals die Lösung."

Natural Translation

Violence is never the solution.

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