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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Violent, v. [e.m.E. violent (1598), OF violenter, med. L. violentāre.] tr. a. To harm, damage ((the reputation of) an office, etc.). b. To treat violently, forcefully or harshly, to compel, coerce or abuse (a person etc.). Also reflex.a. 1578 Conv. Burghs I 62.
They salbe accomodat and helpit in all thingis resonabill heirtofoir rehersit, sua that the honour and ayth of the said baillie and magistratis be nocht violentit nor interest 1641 Baillie I 356.
The event of that bill and tryall of the plotts there to have violented the parliament and city of London, holds all things fra conclusion 1669 Jus Populi 315.
Mr. Calvin is asserting that wicked men may be magistrates, and … though wicked, while they are in office, should be acknowledged as God's deputyes … And … sheweth that such ought to be so accounted who are in the possession of the throne … And would have us … carefull not to rub contempt upon, or to violent the office, or ordinance of God 1672 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. II 657.
The foundations of all law are violented and shakenb. 1634 Johnston Diary I 200.
My mynd was mutch comforted by applying to myselth the singes of vocation and justification … so that my saule violented and urged God by this argumenting prayer 1637 Baillie I 47.
The crafts and commons would be inflamed to violent them all, if they would assay to conclude any such things 1655 Baillie Dissuas. Vind. Pref.
I could no longer be dumb, but so violented, I at last do open my mouth 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i xxxiv 7.
The civil law in detestation of force and violence, did allow three several remedies to the person violented 1687 Shields Hind Let Loose 219.
After they had disposed of many other ministers … for not keeping the 29th of May … they shortly thereafter outed and violented the rest from the exercise of their ministry 1687 Shields Hind Let Loose 361.
Whatever he may be in conscience, no man in law can be obliged, … to give an account of all his inward thoughts, which are always said to be free. And as in nothing they are more various, so in nothing they can be more violented, than to have our opinion and sentiments of the current government extorted from us 1691 Lauder Jrnl. 307.
The dutchess … did so violent him that he was not so good as his word 1697 Maxwell Mem. II 346.
To prevent her being violentedreflex. 1672 Lauder Notices Affairs I 48.
Sir George L[ockhart] violented himselfe much in the affair, he never pleading chearfully against his oune judgement