🇵🇹 Portuguese

réu

masculine

o réu

defendant

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réu
/u ˈʁɛw/
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How do you say réu in Portuguese?

IPA
/u ˈʁɛw/

How do you pronounce réu in Portuguese?

réu is pronounced /u ˈʁɛw/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O réu confesso admitiu ser culpado pelos crimes que cometeu.

The confessed defendant admitted to being guilty of the crimes he committed.

O réu condenado recebeu uma sentença de dez anos de prisão.

The convicted defendant received a ten-year prison sentence.

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Why is it masculine?

Réu is masculine in Portuguese because it derives from Latin "reus" (masculine), which originally meant "guilty party" or "defendant" in legal contexts, and Portuguese retained the masculine gender of its Latin source.

What is the Portuguese word for defendant?

The Portuguese word for defendant is o réu — masculine.

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