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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaltratador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal-tra-ta-DOR
"El maltratador fue condenado a tres años de prisión."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who commits violent physical assault or domestic abuse against a partner, family member, or dependent.
"The state introduced intervention programs specifically tailored to rehabilitate convicted batterers." - 2
A person, weapon, or heavy object that strikes or beats repeated heavy blows.
"The storm was a relentless batterer of the coastal town's outer sea walls."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'batteren', meaning 'to strike repeatedly', which traces back through Old French 'battre' to Vulgar Latin '*battuere' (from Classical Latin 'batuere', to beat). The agent suffix '-er' designates the performer of the action, evolving in modern legal and psychological terminology to describe an individual who inflicts domestic violence or physical abuse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Batterer" is said worldwide
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agresseur
Transliteration: a-gre-sœʁ
"L'agresseur a été traduit en justice pour violences conjugales."
Gewalttäter
Transliteration: ge-VALT-tæ-ter
"Der Gewalttäter wurde von der Polizei festgenommen."
maltrattante
Transliteration: mal-trat-TAN-te
"Il giudice ha emesso un ordine di allontanamento contro il maltrattante."
maltratador
Transliteration: mal-tra-ta-DOR
"El maltratador fue condenado a tres años de prisión."
agressor
Transliteration: a-gre-SSOR
"O agressor foi impedido de se aproximar da vítima."
हिंसक व्यक्ति
Transliteration: hinsak vyakti
"अदालत ने हिंसक व्यक्ति के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई का आदेश दिया।"
施暴者
Transliteration: shī bào zhě
"法律必须严惩任何形式的家暴施暴者。"
폭행범
Transliteration: pokhaengbeom
"경찰은 가정폭력 폭행범을 즉시 체포했습니다."
加害者
Transliteration: kagaisha
"警察はDVの加害者に対して接近禁止命令を出しました。"
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