🇵🇹 Portuguese

réus

masculine

os réus

defendants

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réus
/us ˈʁɛws/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say réus in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ˈʁɛws/

How do you pronounce réus in Portuguese?

réus is pronounced /us ˈʁɛws/ 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?

Réus 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 defendants?

The Portuguese word for defendants is os réus — masculine.

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