How to Use in violation of in a Sentence

in violation of

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  • The tenant is not in violation of the lease.
    Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Pet owners found in violation of the law could be fined up to $500.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Many members of the EU are in violation of some portion of the pact.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 June 2024
  • Eva's were sent to a Czech camp called Terezin, where she was conceived, in violation of camp rules.
    Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Neither was in violation of Leagues Cup rules.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The messages had been set to delete in violation of record-keeping requirements.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Clarke's parents were sent to a Czech camp called Terezin, where she was conceived in violation of camp rules.
    Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Carrying a gun in violation of the law is a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to one year in prison.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Flock systems around the state have been accessed by out-of-state law enforcement in recent years in violation of state law.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • However, Wheaton drove herself from the party in violation of its rules, the suit says.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The county was in violation of the decree last year for having too few nurses, among other issues.
    Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
  • After watching the video, Turk said Nicole was not in violation of the restaurant’s rules.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • The district did not report any of these instances of seclusion and restraint to State, in violation of the law.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The state is asking the judge to declare the district is in violation of state law and to issue a writ of mandate forcing it to comply.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • In Rutherford County, kids as young as 7 were being jailed, in violation of the law.
    Meribah Knight, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • In other words, drivers may tend to turn right in violation of the law, even though doing so puts them at risk of a citation for running a red light.
    The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
  • If a data center is found to have drawn power from the grid in violation of the law, it will get hit with a civil fine of $1 million a day.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That means a half-finished beer, an open bottle of wine or even a cup with liquor inside can put both drivers and passengers in violation of the law.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Both are blocked by gates that have been mostly closed for a quarter of a century, in violation of his permit, the commission said.
    Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • It had been sent over by a teacher who, like teachers throughout the school, was concerned that the books inside her classroom might be in violation of the law.
    Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • So that $13 million was in violation of the limit — and the law, according to the audit.
    Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Any writing on the talk show, however, is in violation of WGA strike rules.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards, including food stored on the floor and dishes stacked wet.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The suits seek financial damages and restitution and an end to Meta’s practices that are in violation of the law.
    Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The restaurant was in violation of 25 standards, including raw chicken stored over ready-to-eat foods and food stored on the floor.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Briones, 32, who was found within the evacuation zone, was in violation of the city's curfew.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • So, even your Ring camera might be in violation of the rules depending on placement and appearance.
    Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
  • This, the attorney claimed, is in violation of the terms of Morris’ benefits.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2025
  • The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards, including food stored on the floor and a broken dish machine.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Smith contends the measure forces her to express support for something that goes against her religious beliefs in violation of her right to free speech.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 30 June 2023

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