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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

  • violational adjective
  • nonviolation noun
  • previolation noun
  • reviolation 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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The wide-scale arrests and detainments — often in the region’s largely Latino neighborhoods — contain hallmarks of racial profiling and other due process violations.

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Kurashov was accused of shooting Hodniuk execution style as the Ukrainian soldier attempted to surrender – a violation of the laws of war.

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Opponents of the sweeps say many immigrants whose only legal violations are their immigration statuses are being swept up.

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Kelly’s attorney, Brindley, said in his motion that his client’s “continued incarceration while he knows his life is in jeopardy constitutes cruel and unusual punishment,” a violation of his constitutional rights.

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“We write to alert your offices to serious misconduct and probable violations of law,” the letter said.

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