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
Then, in November of 2024, Amazon suspended his account for allegedly violating the company’s product review policies.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
An Idaho man argues in a pair of tort claims that Idaho law enforcement agencies are violating state law by letting an artificial intelligence security company train its algorithm with data collected in Caldwell, Wilder and other cities.
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Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
The suspect, a Russian citizen whose name wasn't released, is being investigated on suspicion of being an accessory to violating investment rules in Germany's foreign trade law and an accessory to attempted anticonstitutional sabotage, prosecutors said in a statement.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Israel has accused Hamas of repeatedly violating the ceasefire and refusing to lay down its arms.
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Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Fines for violating the law will start at $250 and can go as high as $1,000.
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John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
Sheriff's officials said a detailed investigation determined three employees used the system for non-law enforcement purposes, violating both agency policy and Georgia law.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Last year, a man pleaded guilty after he was charged with violating defense airspace by flying a drone over a National Football League playoff game in Baltimore in January 2025.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Fines are usually issued by the ATP to professional players or tournament organizers for violating its official Code of Conduct.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
An Idaho man argues in a pair of tort claims that Idaho law enforcement agencies are violating state law by letting an artificial intelligence security company train its algorithm with data collected in Caldwell, Wilder and other cities.
—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2026
The suspect, a Russian citizen whose name wasn't released, is being investigated on suspicion of being an accessory to violating investment rules in Germany's foreign trade law and an accessory to attempted anticonstitutional sabotage, prosecutors said in a statement.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Israel has accused Hamas of repeatedly violating the ceasefire and refusing to lay down its arms.
—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Fines for violating the law will start at $250 and can go as high as $1,000.
—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
Sheriff's officials said a detailed investigation determined three employees used the system for non-law enforcement purposes, violating both agency policy and Georgia law.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Last year, a man pleaded guilty after he was charged with violating defense airspace by flying a drone over a National Football League playoff game in Baltimore in January 2025.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Fines are usually issued by the ATP to professional players or tournament organizers for violating its official Code of Conduct.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Dennis Romero Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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In 2012, most estimates were that breaking a 2048-bit RSA key would require a billion physical qubits.
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Strikes and artillery fire were reported across Nabatieh district, destroying homes and residential buildings, according to NNA.
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One video shows a surface to air missile hitting a drone but not destroying it; the drone crashes to the ground and explodes.
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The move announced at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing came after jurors last month could not agree about whether Weinstein was guilty of raping Mann inside a Midtown hotel room in March 2013.
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Chavez, who died in 1993, now stands accused of raping young girls and women, including UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta.
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Red, White and Breach returns as scientists investigate whether legendary breaching great whites have entered American waters.
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Following last month's verdict, Meta was ordered to pay the maximum civil penalty allowed by law — $5,000 per violation — for breaching the state's Unfair Practices Act, totaling $375 million.
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One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy.
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The case intensifies international scrutiny of Israel’s treatment of religious minorities, following recent incidents of soldiers desecrating Christian religious symbols in Lebanon.
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In 2017 and 2018, Werhan was arrested on separate occasions in Pittsfield, Massachusetts for allegedly assaulting his father and girlfriend, according to the warrant affidavit.
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Weinstein was originally convicted of assaulting both Mann and Haley in 2020, but that verdict was overturned on a 4-3 vote by the state’s highest court in 2024.
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The tickets, purchased by a staff member of the non-profit, had not yet been released, and the letter added that contravening FIFA’s trademark and policies may result in them not being released at all to the buyer.
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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.
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The Cowboys are like most NFL teams that roll out a synthetic surface that has a grass feel, and is vastly superior to the old knee-ruining ways of AstroTurf.
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The Dodgers are ruining baseball!
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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