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violation

[ vahy-uh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of violating.
  2. the state of being violated.
  3. a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.:

    He was fined for a traffic violation.

  4. desecration; profanation:

    the violation of a cemetery.

  5. sexual molestation, especially rape.
  6. a distortion of meaning or fact.


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Other Word Forms

  • o·tDz· adjective
  • ԴDzv··tDz noun
  • v··tDz noun
  • v··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of violation1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin DZپō- (stem of DZپō ), equivalent to DZ ( us ) ( violate ) + -ō- -ion
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Synonym Study

See breach.
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Example Sentences

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Similarly, the statutes cited by President Trump in support of present tariffs require genuine findings of national security threats or violations of trade agreements.

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Each alleged violation cost $10,000, according to the terms of the settlement agreement.

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The spokesperson said a channel called Hidden Stories had been terminated for "severe violations of this policy".

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The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights said Oday had been tortured, calling his death "a grave violation of the right to life and an extrajudicial killing".

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Last fall a group of Marine League coaches sent a letter to the City Section alleging rule violations and refused to play the Gauchos in protest.

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