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violated

[ vahy-uh-ley-tid ]

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adjective

(of a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.) acted against; not kept or honored; broken or transgressed:
The often violated rule of thumb is that families should not spend more than 30 percent of their budget on housing.
After this betrayal by local authorities, it will take some effort to restore the violated trust of the community.
(of something precious, sacred, beautiful, etc.) treated with disrespect or contempt; marred or desecrated:
British art of the World War I era is full of images of a torn and violated landscape.
The discovery of the violated tombs has caused pain and distress among the people of the area.
sexually molested, especially raped:
History shows repeatedly the difficulty for a violated woman to be heard and believed.
rudely disturbed; thoughtlessly interfered with:
They complain about their violated privacy, but then post way more online than anyone wants to know about them.
(of a border, home, property, restricted space, etc.) broken through or into by force or without right:
Law enforcement was able to get to the violated border point before the smuggler escaped.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of violate.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of violated¹

First recorded in 1535–45; violate ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; violate ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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Bonta, whose office has now sued the current Trump administration 15 times, said President Trump had “once again ... exceeded his authority under the Constitution and violated the law.”

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Boasberg said that Trump administration officials violated his orders by not stopping a plane carrying deportees to El Salvador.

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In February, he told Bauer’s attorneys they had not made a strong enough case to show Hill had violated the settlement agreement.

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The Fresno County Superior Court ruled deputies violated the Bane Act, a civil code meant to protect against threats, intimidation, an inference of threat or coercion.

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Since then, she's consistently been treated in inexcusably appalling ways, having her privacy violated and the vilest of commentary directed at her.

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