This is the 12009th most frequent Portuguese word.
receptação
Receiving or possessing stolen goods.
Here, 'receptação' is used as a legal term referring to the offense of handling stolen goods.
O ato de comprar produtos provenientes de roubo configura-se como receptação.
The act of buying products derived from theft constitutes as receptation.
In this case, 'receptação' describes the crime of possessing stolen automotive parts, implying the legal charge.
O mecânico foi acusado de receptação de peças automotivas.
The mechanic was accused of receptation of automotive parts.
Here, 'receptação' is used in a benign context to mean reception or collection, showing the word's versatility outside legal terms.