1
as in breaks
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in destroys
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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as in rapes
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violates
Filing a false immigration claim violates anti-fraud statues, according to DHS General Counsel James Percival, and those who file them should be held accountable, according to a memo from Percival and reviewed by ABC News.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 June 2026
In 2022, a federal judge ruled that the state law violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 22 June 2026
This opinion answers the important issue of whether the Minnesota UPEPA violates the right to jury trial under the Minnesota constitution, although of course the Minnesota Supreme Court will have to itself weigh in on this issue.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
As a show of their doubt, top Iranian officials have vowed to sharply retaliate if the US violates the deal.
—Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
The league said the players were warned, in line with its policy, that such writing violates its uniform regulations.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 19 June 2026
In the Justice Department’s motion to intervene, the filing claims the program allegedly violates the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause by using race as an eligibility requirement.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Following a review of this emerging type of residential rental activity, City officials determined that renting a private residential pool to a third party violates zoning regulations governing single-family residential properties.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The injunction, which applies to restrooms, comes a few months after six transgender Idaho residents filed a lawsuit alleging the law violates the constitutional rights of transgender people and puts their safety and well-being at risk.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 June 2026
In 2022, a federal judge ruled that the state law violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 22 June 2026
This opinion answers the important issue of whether the Minnesota UPEPA violates the right to jury trial under the Minnesota constitution, although of course the Minnesota Supreme Court will have to itself weigh in on this issue.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
As a show of their doubt, top Iranian officials have vowed to sharply retaliate if the US violates the deal.
—Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
The league said the players were warned, in line with its policy, that such writing violates its uniform regulations.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 19 June 2026
In the Justice Department’s motion to intervene, the filing claims the program allegedly violates the 14th amendment’s equal protection clause by using race as an eligibility requirement.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Following a review of this emerging type of residential rental activity, City officials determined that renting a private residential pool to a third party violates zoning regulations governing single-family residential properties.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The injunction, which applies to restrooms, comes a few months after six transgender Idaho residents filed a lawsuit alleging the law violates the constitutional rights of transgender people and puts their safety and well-being at risk.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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What breaks my heart is that Vermax’s cries sounded like a dog crying, a dog dying.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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The Ocean's Eleven actor brought up his first encounter with Elliott while the cast was discussing who breaks character the most while filming Landman.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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An agent that cannot reliably query real-time pricing and inventory, or that cannot preserve brand logic through a checkout flow, destroys the value that luxury merchants have spent decades building.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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April freeze destroys crops Early on the morning of April 21, temperatures in Maryland dropped into the low 20s after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Through these photos, Dominique Pelicot is not ‘just’ casting an incestuous gaze on me, as was said during the investigation and the Mazan rapes trial.—
TIME,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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And when her brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando), rapes her, her descent into madness was made all the more vivid and believable by Leigh's precise depiction of vulnerability and instability.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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His edict contravenes the language of the Constitution, the high court’s own rulings, legislation passed by Congress, and the consistent practice of previous Presidents.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine's skeleton racer and flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych was seen wearing his helmet honoring athletes from his country who were killed during the war with Russia in training this afternoon, despite the IOC saying earlier that the helmet contravenes the Olympic Charter guidelines.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nothing beats cuteness except watching violence be enacted upon the cuteness; like an aural Happy Tree Friends, Skulls tosses pom-poms of fuzz into the sky then desecrates them.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025
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In the world of Monster, a person who takes lives and desecrates corpses might someday be capable of redemption.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates or interferes with airline crew members can lead to penalties of up to $43,658 per violation, according to the FAA.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Tastes have changed, and honestly what offends people has changed so much now.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
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But these arguments, about how free expression is defined, whether art that offends is inherently harmful, and whose sensibilities determine what art gets shown to the public, would recur again and again.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Moral and intellectual descent is inherent in a political project that sets out to undermine liberal democracy, reject the inclusive egalitarianism of modern America, find enemies to demonize, and heroize a leader who defiles common decency.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Violates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violates. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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