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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unviolented, ppl. adj. [Violent v. Cf. 18th c. Eng. unviolenc'd (a1711).] Unforced, unconstrained. — 1687 Shields Hind Let Loose 565.
Whether the oaths be lawful or not, the authority imposing them is nought, and the law wicked, and can never be approven; and if they be extorted out of fear, then they cannot be taken with deliberation, or voluntary and unviolented choice
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