VIOLATION Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

violation

noun

ˌvī-ə-ˈlā-shən

Definition of violation

as in crime

a breaking of a moral or legal code in colonial times blasphemy was considered a serious civil violation that merited harsh punishment

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as in infringement

a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation a military action that must be regarded as a violation of the treaty

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as in rape

the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse war crimes include the violation of civilians

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Recent Examples of violation Additionally, eight eateries received citations for health food violations including brown and pink residue, several dead flies on the floor and grease build up was found on filters above the cook line. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The remaining prison time would serve as a potential penalty for any violations during a five-year period of probation. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Ten of the violations had been uncorrected from a prior inspection. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 The violations occurred between 2018, when the GDPR took effect, and 2020, according to Security Affairs. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for violation

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Noun

In a world where true-crime shows of both the fictional and nonfictional variety run rampant on our screens, that’s probably not a bad corporate strategy.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The strip club’s manager, who gave his name as Diego, told The News Thursday that he was not convinced the slaying stemmed from a simple crime of opportunity because the gunman had waited for the victim inside the club.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of crime

Noun

Wade sued Swift for trademark infringement in March and asked for an emergency moratorium on merchandise sales while the case plays out.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, the biggest record labels took artificial intelligence music generators to court for copyright infringement.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
The Hugging Face incident was a high-profile breach that inflamed the safety concerns about AI, which were followed by similar actions involving OpenAI’s models including breaching an Australian health department website.

— Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of breach

Noun

Fields was allegedly unhappy about Ezukanma playing better than him in practice before the assault, a TCU police officer wrote in his arrest warrant affidavit.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Police did not immediately provide additional details about what led to the assault or Warren’s relationship to the three victims.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of assault

Noun

Prosecutors said Washington had five previous felony convictions, including drug and weapons charges, and was not allowed to possess a gun.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
He was issued felony citations on suspicion of burglary, evading police, driving more than 100 mph, hit-and-run, obstruction and resisting, reckless driving and taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of felony

Noun

Anthoni Jose Navas Arias, 36, and Taylor Javier Parra Alviares, 39, were arrested on June 28 and charged with criminal trespass for delving into the sewers beneath McDonald Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Most of the time, those kicked out receive a criminal trespass warning.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

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