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Japanese

りょうじょく
Meaning: to violate; to subject someone to severe humiliation or sexual violence
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example

戦争の記録には、捕虜が陵辱を受けた事例も残っている。
War records also contain accounts of prisoners of war being subjected to sexual violence.

Usage Notes

A very strong formal or literary term for violating a person's dignity, often involving sexual violence. It is not casual wording.

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