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viol
rape /viˈol/
noun#4077 most common
Also: sexual assault, violation
Example sentences
Violul este o infracțiune gravă.
Rape is a serious crime.
Poliția a arestat un bărbat pentru viol.
The police arrested a man for rape.
Ea a raportat violul la poliție a doua zi.
She reported the rape to the police the next day.
Legea pedepsește violul cu închisoare de până la zece ani.
The law punishes rape with up to ten years in prison.
Victimele de viol au adesea nevoie de sprijin psihologic pe termen lung.
Victims of rape often need long-term psychological support.
Tribunalul a examinat probele ADN pentru a stabili dacă acuzatul este vinovat de violul comis în urmă cu cinci ani.
The court examined the DNA evidence to determine whether the accused is guilty of the rape committed five years ago.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | viol | violuri |
| Genitive | violului | violurilor |
| Accusative | viol | violuri |
| Vocative | viol | violuri |
Word family
a violato rape, to violate
violatorrapist, violator
violatoarefemale rapist, violator
violențăviolenceviolentviolentEtymology
Romanian borrowed "viol" from French "viol" in the modern period, as part of a broad wave of French and Latinate legal and administrative vocabulary. The French noun is a back-formation from the verb "violer", which descends from Latin "violare", meaning to treat with force or to dishonor. Latin "violare" is generally linked to "vis" (force, violence), though the exact root formation is debated among etymologists.
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