anti-violence

adjective

an·ti-vi·o·lence

ˌan-tē-ˈvī-lən(t)s,

-ˈvī-ə-

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antiviolence

: acting against or opposing violence

anti-violence initiatives

an anti-violence rally

There's an emerging alliance of anti-pornography and anti-violence feminists with therapists who diagnose and treat child abuse …—

Wendy Kaminer

Examples of anti-violence in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tio Hardiman is founder and executive director of Violence Interrupters Inc., an adjunct professor who specializes in restorative justice and a national speaker on anti-violence efforts. —

Tio Hardiman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024 Moreover, the fan who threw the objects at Courtois will be banned for life and the club is working alongside the anti-violence commission to identify and ban the fans who did monkey chants in the stands. —

Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 To demonstrate commitment to the initiative, Baraka moved the anti-violence office into the same police precinct where the 1967 rebellion began. —

Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 In 2023, the Parks Alliance connected with the anti-violence coalition, along with Louisville Parks and Recreation, to set out to create a new future for the park. —

Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-violence

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