violação

See also: violaçaõ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• violaçaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin violātiō ‎(“injury, profanation”), from violō ‎(“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”), from vis ‎(“strength; violence”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌvi.o.la.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˌvjo.la.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vju.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: vi‧o‧la‧ção

Noun

violação f (plural violações)

1. transgression; violation (act or instance of not acting according to the rules or conventions)
2. rape; violation (act or instance of raping)
3. the illegal crossing of an international border

Synonyms

• (transgression): profanação, transgressão
• (rape): estupro
• (illegal crossing of border): invasão

Related terms

• violabilidade
• violado
• violador
• violar