violatus

Violatus is a Latin term functioning as a perfect passive participle and adjective, derived from the verb violare, meaning to violate, injure, or defile. In Latin grammar, violatus agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies and can be translated as “violated,” “injured,” or “defiled.” The neuter singular form is violatum, and the feminine singular is violata.

Etymology and sense: Violatus comes from violare, a transitive verb used in legal, moral, and religious contexts to denote the act of violating rules, rights, or sanctities. As a participle, violatus can function as a descriptive modifier or as a substantive in certain constructions, signaling that something has been subjected to violation or injury.

Usage in Latin texts: In classical and medieval Latin, violatus appears in phrases such as res violata meaning “the thing that has been violated,” or ius violatum meaning “the right that has been violated.” The form adapts to the gender and number of the noun, with violatus for masculine singular, violata for feminine singular, and violatum for neuter singular, as well as corresponding plural forms.

Variants and related terms: Violatus is closely related to other participial forms formed from violare, such as violare, violavi, violatum (the infinitive and principal parts of the verb) and violatus meaning “violated.” The term is mainly encountered in Latin-language legal, moral, and religious discourse or in scholarly Latin translations.

Modern usage: Today, violatus is primarily of interest in philological or historical contexts. It appears in dictionary entries, Latin glossaries, and translations rather than as a term in contemporary everyday language.