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
Wendy KaminerExamples of anti-violence in a Sentence
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In July 2017, Simpson was granted parole, with the parole board citing his family support, good behavior behind bars and completion of anti-violence classes while incarcerated as reasons for his early release.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
And the bill would allow a gun used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Crucially, the pandemic also saw a key anti-violence program, Ceasefire, begin to unwind after it was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Learn more Find more coverage of efforts to reduce shootings in Kansas City:
Missouri must look to public health solutions for gun violence problems, experts say
This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Traditional anti-violence strategies, such as the mediation program Safe Streets, may have trouble reaching young people, researchers have suggested.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
One of the bill's provisions would allow guns used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
The result: More deaths than ever This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Hardy, who runs an anti-violence nonprofit called Guns Down Friday, knew that because of his age and the people around him, Rashad was on the precipice of both — teetering between finishing school and abandoning it, between resignation and rage, between survival and an early, violent death.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
And the bill would allow a gun used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
Crucially, the pandemic also saw a key anti-violence program, Ceasefire, begin to unwind after it was credited by city officials for a 43% reduction in homicides from 2012 to 2017.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Learn more Find more coverage of efforts to reduce shootings in Kansas City:
Missouri must look to public health solutions for gun violence problems, experts say
This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
Traditional anti-violence strategies, such as the mediation program Safe Streets, may have trouble reaching young people, researchers have suggested.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
One of the bill's provisions would allow guns used in a homicide to be destroyed, a rallying cry for anti-violence advocates in Louisville in the aftermath of last year's Old National Bank shooting.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
The result: More deaths than ever This anti-violence strategy has shown results.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Hardy, who runs an anti-violence nonprofit called Guns Down Friday, knew that because of his age and the people around him, Rashad was on the precipice of both — teetering between finishing school and abandoning it, between resignation and rage, between survival and an early, violent death.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Anti-violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-violence. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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