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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
The company argues that this is not a simple terms-of-service violation or a private commercial dispute, but a national-security problem that warrants coordinated government enforcement.
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Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Hezbollah has called the recent strikes a ceasefire violation but has not retaliated.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Organizations such as Minority Rights Group point out that some Pakistani Hindus have faced violations of their religious freedom.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
The watchdog urged New York Attorney General Letitia James to investigate these potential violations.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
25 June 2026
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Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Hezbollah has called the recent strikes a ceasefire violation but has not retaliated.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Organizations such as Minority Rights Group point out that some Pakistani Hindus have faced violations of their religious freedom.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The watchdog urged New York Attorney General Letitia James to investigate these potential violations.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violation
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My job is to report in a timely manner on crime, mass shootings, war coverage, domestic and international affairs, pop culture and more.
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Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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Suno entered the music business to significant controversy, as all the major record companies sued the company on allegations of mass copyright infringement over Suno’s AI training model.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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Sochor was convicted of the rape and strangling of 18-year-old Patricia Gifford after meeting her at a New Year's celebration in 1981.
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Per the New York Post, Jeronimo-Rojas acknowledged he was caught on surveillance footage but denied the rape and the robbery.
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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Werhan was arrested on assault, threatening, unlawful restraint, breach of peace and disorderly conduct charges, which remain pending in Superior Court in Torrington.
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What information was exposed in the TPWD data breach?
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According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
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Atanas Hristev, 44, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon late last month, according to court records.
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In addition to a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle, the man also faces a misdemeanor battery charge, according to online Ada County Jail records.
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Stephen Vincent Chavez was sentenced to one year in Ventura County Jail and three years of felony probation after the December 2025 death of his biological daughter, Makayla Rene Settles, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced on Tuesday, June 23.
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Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
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After being issued the trespass warning, Field left the gas station and then went to a nearby mobile home park and continued to cause a disturbance.
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“Violation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violation. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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