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
But others say the law violates the First Amendment rights of counselors wishing to engage in the practice.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek violates Chinese labor laws, it was famously endorsed by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
His action drew a series of lawsuits arguing among other things that the order violates a right enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment that provides that anyone born in the United States is a citizen.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
But every lower court that has looked at the issue has concluded that Trump’s order violates or likely violates the 14th Amendment, which was intended to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The answer to the question of what is legal and what is not, what violates an individual’s First Amendment protections can be murky depending on specific circumstances — who said or wrote what and under what circumstances.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Paxton is calling on the university to investigate whether the incident violates several university policies, including ones on employee ethics, student conduct and free speech.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Martin was spotted taking photographs in front of James’s New York home, another move that likely violates DOJ ethical guidelines for its attorneys.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek violates Chinese labor laws, it was famously endorsed by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
His action drew a series of lawsuits arguing among other things that the order violates a right enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment that provides that anyone born in the United States is a citizen.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
But every lower court that has looked at the issue has concluded that Trump’s order violates or likely violates the 14th Amendment, which was intended to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The answer to the question of what is legal and what is not, what violates an individual’s First Amendment protections can be murky depending on specific circumstances — who said or wrote what and under what circumstances.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Paxton is calling on the university to investigate whether the incident violates several university policies, including ones on employee ethics, student conduct and free speech.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Martin was spotted taking photographs in front of James’s New York home, another move that likely violates DOJ ethical guidelines for its attorneys.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an industrial kiln, these pellets reach temperatures of around 900 degrees Celsius, which breaks them down and releases pure CO2 gas.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most of the time, a person’s immune system identifies and destroys these cells.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
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Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail.—
Jared Sullivan,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2024
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Donald treats Ivana with similar contempt, and then rapes her.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2024
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If my office is later notified that the city has adopted or implemented a policy, whether written or unwritten, that contravenes the statute, the city will again become ineligible for discretionary State funds.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.—
Andrea Hill,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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And maybe, just maybe, forces Hamas to surrender in Gaza.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, the indie is set in the near future, where a retired soldier’s isolated existence is shattered when a runaway female android seeks refuge on his farm, sparking an unexpected bond that forces them to fight for their survival and for each other.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The difference, Tillmon said, is that whereas law enforcement is more responsive in nature, violence interrupters act before a situation breaches a level of crime.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Nothing so much as a heated theological debate breaches the Brotherhood’s temperate cultural climes.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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As extreme heat ravages New York City this summer, the lives of thousands detained on Rikers Island hang in the balance.—
Darren Mack,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Violates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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