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Jul 12, 2007 19:29
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Spanish term

violación impropia

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) criminal law
Obviously some type of rape committed by this person. Sorry, no context other than:

Delitos: VIOLACION IMPROPIA

Discussion

spanruss (asker) Jul 12, 2007:
Es de México. El hombre está internado en el sistem penitenciario estatal del Estado en Tijuana.
Lia Fail (X) Jul 12, 2007:
Not even considered as rape in some jurisdictions (see Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape#Types_of_rape)

Maybe if you refer to rape committed against a person of either sex by means of penetration using an object
Lia Fail (X) Jul 12, 2007:
VIOLACION IMPROPIA

Se castiga al que introduzca por vía vaginal o anal cualquier instrumento por medio de la violencia física o moral, independientemente del sexo del ofendido
Juan Jacob Jul 12, 2007:
HartO, perdón.
Juan Jacob Jul 12, 2007:
¿De dónde es esto? Serviría, porque, en efecto, es una expresión harta curiosa.

Proposed translations

+3
41 mins

indecent assault

given more context...

covers a multitude of sins (literally!)
Peer comment(s):

agree AllegroTrans : certainly OK for UK English: not sure about US
15 mins
thanks, Allegrotrans!
agree Patrice : or sexual assault
43 mins
thanks, Patricia! Sexual assault is of course the new name for it (in UK)
agree Sery : yes, violación impropia is rape through sexual assault (anything other than the sexual organ)
2 hrs
thank you, Sery!
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47 mins

sexual battery (California, Florida)

According to "Criminal Justice Terms: Bilingual Dictionary" 2nd edition.
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