Definition of violation
: the act of violating : the state of being violated: such asa : infringement, transgression; specifically : an infringement of the rules in sports that is less serious than a foul and usually involves technicalities of playb : an act of irreverence or desecration : profanationc : disturbance, interruptiond : rape 2, ravishment
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Examples of violation in a Sentence
a serious violation of the law
A second violation was called on the basketball player.
He was arrested for violation of his parole.
The group monitors human rights violations.
They protested the government's violation of human rights.
Recent Examples of violation from the Web
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In the fourth set, with Djokovic leading 4-0 and serving at 30-all, he was given a fault by chair umpire Carlos Ramos for multiple time violations.
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These food establishments were closed because of health code violations.
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But unlike them, Gingrich doesn’t appear to believe that Trump’s electoral success was rooted in his flagrant violations of ideological orthodoxy.
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The new, expanded boards would also take over investigating ethics complaints against politicians and violations of lobbying and campaign finance laws.
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And that was before North Korea launched another ballistic missile in violation of UN resolutions early Monday.
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After Keen failed to report to community corrections, a probation violation warrant was issued in 2016, according to court records.
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When establishing or updating the association schedule of fines, remember that the same fine amount may not work for each type of rule violation.
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Because Iran has complied with the nuclear accord, the Senate committee had to find other reasons to impose the sanctions, and linked the penalties to Iran’s continued support for terrorism and its human rights violations, among other concerns.
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15th Century
First Known Use of violation
15th century
VIOLATION Defined for English Language Learners
violation
playDefinition of violation for English Language Learners
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: the act of doing something that is not allowed by a law or rule
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: the act of ignoring or interfering with a person's rights
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: the act of showing disrespect for something (such as a holy place) usually by damaging it
VIOLATION Defined for Kids
violation
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: an act or instance of violating something and especially a failure to do what is required or expected by a law, rule, or agreement a traffic violation
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