act of violating, that is, forcing a woman, or committing a rape upon her.

This term is also used in a moral sense, for a breach or infringement of a law, ordinance, or the like.

Violent, in the schools, a thing done by force; in which sense it stands opposed to spontaneous.

Violent Profits, in Scots law. See Law, Tit. xiii. 20.

Violet, in botany. See Viola.