Brutality

Brutality
Brutality Bru*tal"i*ty, n.; pl. {Brutalities}. [Cf. F. brutalit['e].] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. [1913 Webster]

2. An inhuman act. [1913 Webster]

The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham. [1913 Webster]


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