Also means
rape
Usage Note
Violación covers both 'violation' (of a rule, right, or law: violación de derechos humanos) and the serious crime of rape. Context usually makes the sense clear, but speakers may use violación sexual to specify the criminal sense and avoid ambiguity. The verb is violar.
Examples
"La violación de los derechos humanos es inaceptable."
Natural Translation
The violation of human rights is unacceptable.
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