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violat
raped /vi.oˈlat/
adjective#5024 most common
Also: violated (a law, treaty, or right), sexually assaulted
Example sentences
Legea a fost violată.
The law was violated.
Ea a fost violată acum doi ani.
She was raped two years ago.
Poliția a arestat bărbatul care a violat-o.
The police arrested the man who raped her.
Dreptul lor la viață privată a fost violat de companie.
Their right to privacy was violated by the company.
Spațiul aerian al țării a fost violat de mai multe ori în ultima lună.
The country's airspace was violated several times last month.
Fusese violată cu brutalitate în copilărie, iar acea traumă avea să-i marcheze întreaga existență.
She had been brutally raped in childhood, and that trauma would mark her entire existence.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | violat | violați |
| Genitive | violat | violați |
| Accusative | violat | violați |
| Vocative | violatule | violaților |
Word family
Etymology
"Violat" is the past participle of "a viola", a Romanian verb borrowed from French "violer" during the nineteenth-century push to re-Latinize Romanian vocabulary. French "violer" continues Latin "violare", meaning to treat with force or to dishonor. Latin "violare" is itself built on the noun "vis", meaning force or power, plus a verb-forming suffix.
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