Describes violent, oppressive, or tyrannical behavior; often used in formal or literary contexts to condemn acts of cruelty or lawlessness.
その独裁者の強暴な支配に国民は苦しんだ。
The people suffered under the dictator's brutal rule.
強暴を働く者には厳しい罰が下されるべきだ。
Those who commit acts of violence should be severely punished.
Compound of 強 (strong, forceful) and 暴 (violent, outrageous). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of violent, oppressive force.