bloodletting vs violence

bloodletting

noun
  • A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. 

  • The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person. 

  • The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. 

violence

noun
  • Widespread fighting. 

  • Extreme force. 

  • Injustice, wrong. 

  • Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering. 

verb
  • To subject to violence. 

How often have the words bloodletting and violence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )