in violation of
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: in a way that is not allowed by (a law or rule)
The evidence was seized in violation of the law.
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Their suit argues that the state legislature’s 2024 redistricting plan—Senate Bill 8, known as SB 8—constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In August, five Northern Virginia school districts were found by the Department of Education to be in violation of Title IX for failing to roll back policies allowing transgender students.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Auditors found that some on-call contracts awarded to HNTB lacked clear spending limits and cost estimates, in violation of state guidance and SANDAG’s policies.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Rojas was the first person charged in violation of the Texas Human Life Protection Act, according to Paxton’s office.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In August, five Northern Virginia school districts were found by the Department of Education to be in violation of Title IX for failing to roll back policies allowing transgender students.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Auditors found that some on-call contracts awarded to HNTB lacked clear spending limits and cost estimates, in violation of state guidance and SANDAG’s policies.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Rojas was the first person charged in violation of the Texas Human Life Protection Act, according to Paxton’s office.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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“In violation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20violation%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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