perpetrado
perpetrated; committed
adjective pehr-peh-TRAH-doh Rare
Origin: From Latin 'perpetratus', past participle of 'perpetrare' (to carry through to completion).
Usage Note
Perpetrado is the past participle of perpetrar, used almost exclusively in legal and journalistic language to describe a crime that has been carried out — el delito fue perpetrado (the crime was perpetrated). It is formal and rarely used in everyday speech; cometido (committed) is the everyday equivalent.
Examples
"El crimen fue perpetrado de madrugada."
Natural Translation
The crime was perpetrated in the early hours.

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