Atrocities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atrocity \A*troc"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Atrocities}. [F. atrocit['e],
     L. atrocitas, fr. atrox, atrocis, cruel.]
     1. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
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     2. An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.


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              The atrocities which attend a victory. --Macaulay.
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