Met, maybe, with violence (5)
I believe the answer is:
force
'violence' is the definition.
(I know that violence can be written as force)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for force that I've seen before include "Strength - compulsion" , "Urge" , "'Compel, pressurise (5)'" , "cascade of water" , "Might" .)