police brutality
The use of excessive, unjustified force, typically of a physical nature, but also…The use of excessive, unjustified force, typically of a physical nature, but also including verbal abuse and psychological intimidation, by a police officer while carrying out, or under the cover of carrying out, law enforcement duties.
» Police brutality has been a problem for a long time.
Polizeibrutalität ist schon seit Langem ein Problem.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The use of excessive, unjustified force, typically of a physical nature, but also including verbal abuse and psychological intimidation, by a police officer while carrying out, or under the cover of carrying out, law enforcement duties.
Polizeibrutalität, Polizeigewalt
Examples
3 sentencesPolice brutality has been a problem for a long time.
dePolizeibrutalität ist schon seit Langem ein Problem. — a_coder
There are too many victims of police brutality.
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
Translations
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable