violation

noun

vi·​o·​la·​tion ˌvī-ə-ˈlā-shən 

: the act of violating : the state of being violated: such as

a

: infringement, transgression

specifically : an infringement of the rules in sports that is less serious than a foul and usually involves technicalities of play

b

: an act of irreverence or desecration : profanation

c

: disturbance, interruption

d

: rape entry 1 sense 1, ravishment

Synonyms

• breach
• crime
• debt
• error
• lawbreaking
• malefaction
• misdeed
• misdoing
• offense
• offence
• sin
• transgression
• trespass
• wrongdoing

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.

trying to prevent violation of human rights

Recent Examples on the Web

The State Department, which has been investigating human rights violation claims against the battalion and other Israeli units for more than a year, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from USA TODAY. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024

Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for March 31st - April 13th, 2024. —Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024

In effect, people on both sides of the debate are attempting to prevent massive rights violations. —Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024

Bragg, in his motion, urged the judge to warn the former president that another violation could be punishable by up to 30 days incarceration. —Brooke Singman, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024

The city of Alameda’s administrative investigation also didn’t find any sustained violations against the officers. —Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024

The City Council is looking at a proposal to double penalties for violations of the ethics code and recoup the cost of investigations. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024

Despite the speed in which Dominican authorities responded to the latest incident, Haitian rights activists have said that the incident is part of a pattern of abuse and human rights violations, including by. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024

Prosecutors again accuse Trump of violating limited gag order On Thursday, prosecutors accused Trump of more violations of the limited gag order in the case. —Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing violation

• in violation of
• moving violation

Kids Definition

violation

noun

vi·​o·​la·​tion ˌvī-ə-ˈlā-shən 

: an act or an instance of violating : the state of being violated