brutal

1 - The police were charged with brutality after a man was nearly beaten to death while in custody.

2 - One of the most brutal consequences of malnutrition is Noma, a devastating disease that mainly affects children under the age of 12.

3 - North Korea's regime may be brutal in all sorts of ways, but it no longer sponsors terrorism.

4 - He was imprisoned in 1945 for the brutal murder of a 12-year old girl.

5 - Parents who commit brutal acts of child abuse ought to be prosecuted.