violação
See also: violaçaõ
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin violātiōnem (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”), from vis (“strength; violence”), corresponding to violar + -ção.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvi.o.la.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˌvjo.la.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /vju.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Hyphenation: vi‧o‧la‧ção
Noun[edit]
violação f (plural violações)
- transgression; violation (act or instance of not acting according to the rules or conventions)
- rape; violation (unconsented sex)
- the illegal crossing of an international border
Alternative forms[edit]
- violaçaõ (obsolete)
Related terms[edit]
Terms related to violação