past tense of violate; broke or infringed upon; treated with disrespect
From Latin 'violatus', past participle of 'violare' meaning 'to treat with violence', from 'vis' meaning 'force'
Violated comes from the Latin word for 'force' - it's about using power to break something that should have remained whole and respected!
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