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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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Lawyers for Harvard argue the government violated the university's constitutional rights and federal funding was being used as "leverage to gain control of academic decision making" on campus.

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“The evidence before the Court is that Border Patrol agents under DHS authority engaged in conduct that violated well-established constitutional rights,” she wrote.

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Dr Victoria McCloud, who stepped down from court last year, said the judgement and equality watchdog's new guidance violated her human rights and she felt "contained and segregated".

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Three of Musk’s companies also face allegations they violated Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, including 26 violations contested by Tesla creating $583,000 in liabilities, according to the memo.

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The prosecutor added that the second victim, who had been walking her dog at the time felt "distressed and violated".

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