1
as in breaking
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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2
as in destroying
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 raping
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 violating
Her suit accuses the company of violating the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, and wrongfully terminating her.
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Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Cawthorn paid a $17,458 fine to the Federal Elections Commission in April 2025 after violating campaign finance law, The Charlotte Observer reported previously.
—Mary Ramsey
april 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
The temporary truce has come under mounting strain throughout its short duration, with each side accusing the other of violating its terms.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Tianrui Liang, 21, is accused of violating a federal law that restricts photographing defense installations without authorization, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
But upon arrival, the pilot of 36 years says they were met with armed military personnel and were later accused of violating national security laws.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The new measure would effectively try to invert parts of the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act, a federal law that, among other things, allowed people to sue state officials for violating their civil rights.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The three troopers and their supervisor were fired for violating Georgia Department of Public Safety policy and ethical standards, the agency said in a news release.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The seizure followed a weekend of mixed signals on the status of the strait and mutual accusations of violating the fragile ceasefire set to expire Wednesday.
—Peter Weber, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Cawthorn paid a $17,458 fine to the Federal Elections Commission in April 2025 after violating campaign finance law, The Charlotte Observer reported previously.
—Mary Ramsey
april 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
The temporary truce has come under mounting strain throughout its short duration, with each side accusing the other of violating its terms.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Tianrui Liang, 21, is accused of violating a federal law that restricts photographing defense installations without authorization, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
But upon arrival, the pilot of 36 years says they were met with armed military personnel and were later accused of violating national security laws.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The new measure would effectively try to invert parts of the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act, a federal law that, among other things, allowed people to sue state officials for violating their civil rights.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The three troopers and their supervisor were fired for violating Georgia Department of Public Safety policy and ethical standards, the agency said in a news release.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
The seizure followed a weekend of mixed signals on the status of the strait and mutual accusations of violating the fragile ceasefire set to expire Wednesday.
—Peter Weber, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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The ethics panel already determined that Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations of House rules and ethical standards, including breaking campaign finance laws.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In a country already running a third of global hydropower capacity, ambitious dam projects are breaking ground in China’s mountainous west, while the government has set its sights on pioneering next-generation technologies like nuclear fusion and green hydrogen.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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As Miles manages to lift up Lily and get her out of there, MPKs start hurling flash-bangs, destroying the Ed Baldwin shrine and shooting a couple of protesters in the process.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian forces are systematically striking Russian oil refineries, pipelines, and storage facilities over 600 miles inside Russia, destroying tens of billions in infrastructure and disrupting Moscow’s war finances.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein's rape retrial details This case stems from the 2020 trial, where he was convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on another woman.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein was also convicted of raping an Italian model at a trial in Los Angeles in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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To that point, Warren argued she was harmed by the NCAA allegedly breaching a duty to protect her mental health.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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In one instance, breaching tools were requested after Patel was unresponsive behind locked doors.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Defendants found responsible for desecrating burial sites can face fines of $10,000 per offense.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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And a coke-snorting, heirloom-desecrating, funeral-crashing adversary at that.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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Adon Abel pleaded guilty in October 2024 to assaulting two police officers with a deadly weapon and attacking another person when he was stationed in Coronado, near San Diego, according to California court records.—
John Hanna,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Aubrey police previously arrested Miller on March 18 after he was accused of assaulting the same woman at the home on Thoroughbred Drive.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Let the day unfold instead of forcing it.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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At a retrial last summer, jurors found Weinstein guilty of assaulting another victim, Miriam Haley, but deadlocked on the charge relating to Mann, forcing prosecutors to try the charge for a third time.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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