Were all battles releases from frustration, rather than deeds of deliberate violence?

"Why not Judge from deeds rather than impressions?"

The data came from deeds and mortgages filed in town halls.

Usually, everything we learn about the people and events in a play comes from the characters words and deeds.

After all, to judge from deeds alone, there is no reason to empathize with Bonnie more than Clyde.

Some evidence for this comes from deeds dating to 1266 and 1299.

And some have fear, which results from foul deeds in the former life or from insistent haughtiness.

Inseparable from the needs and deeds of our particular Tower.

Some, too, will remember also that Saruman dissuaded us from open deeds against him, and for long we watched him only.

It was an accumulation of personal clout stemming from his own unique qualities and deeds.