Brutality

n.	1.	The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.
	2.	An inhuman act. The . . . brutalities exercised in war. - Brougham.

Noun	1.	brutality - the trait of extreme cruelty Synonyms: ferociousness, savageness, savagery, viciousness
	2.	brutality - a brutal barbarous savage act Synonyms: barbarism, barbarity, savagery

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