brutal – adj. extremely cruel or harsh
de facto - adj. used to describe something that exists but that is not officially accepted or recognized
discipline – n. control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed and punishing bad behavior
counterpart – n. someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another
combat – n. active fighting especially in a war
particularly – adv. more than usually
convince – v. to cause someone to believe that something is true
encourage – v. to tell someone to do something
impunity – n. without fear of punishment