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police brutality

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
po-lice bru-tal-i-ty
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does police brutality mean?
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.

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