Thieving and Violence

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Thieving noun - The act of taking something from someone unlawfully.

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Violence and thieving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violence" instead a noun "Thieving".

Nearby Words: thief, thievery, thieved

Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.

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Thieving and violence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Thieving" instead a noun "Violence".

Nearby Words: violent, violently

mass	mass thieving	mass violence
actual	actual thieving	actual violence

Soundtrack Dissonance: Whenever Rossini's "Thieving Magpie" overture starts up on the soundtrack, you know some ultra-violence is coming.

Source: Film / A Clockwork Orange
Likewise, the Joker's hallucinatory fight scene at the Comedy Club, set to the tune of "The Thieving Magpie Overture" by Rossini, is a nod to the same "Ultra-Violence" fight scene at an abandoned theater set to the same music in the film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham Origins

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