as in violations
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
Yeats' poem about the ravishment of Leda by Zeus in the guise of a swan
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violations
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Amidst their divorce hearings, Guobadia was detained by ICE and deported back to Nigeria, a result of a history of immigration violations, including bank and credit card fraud.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
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Immergut also cited violations of the 10th Amendment and other federal statutes as reasons for her ruling.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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