1
as in offence
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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2
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
Monitoring elections is a longstanding and routine function of the DOJ, traditionally in places where voting rights or civil rights violations have been alleged.
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Richard Hall, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
Barbadillo and Chua questioned why the report said there were violations when the city council has the ultimate say on violations of city codes.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The three individuals' lack of cooperation is considered an NCAA violation and can trigger the permanent loss of eligibility.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
He has been charged with a criminal violation under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Richard Hall, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
Barbadillo and Chua questioned why the report said there were violations when the city council has the ultimate say on violations of city codes.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The three individuals' lack of cooperation is considered an NCAA violation and can trigger the permanent loss of eligibility.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
He has been charged with a criminal violation under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violation
Noun
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Three Twitch streamers are currently facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from a popular YouTuber.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The company recently rolled out Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model, which ran into immediate copyright infringement issues and drew criticism after it was used to create deepfakes of historical figures including Martin Luther King Jr.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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He was also convicted on seven rape charges perpetrated against seven different victims, all of whom testified at his trial.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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One also said a rape occurred at a nearby hotel.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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As Robert Kalmey observes, this moment encapsulates what Roman historians thought of as the worst of all of Octavius’s crimes against the state before becoming emperor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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The deliveries come after more-than-a-decade-old UN sanctions were restored by the snapback mechanism – a provision for Iranian breaches of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) deal to monitor its nuclear program.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Next, see if your email has been exposed in past breaches.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Other times, the mob leaned on more traditional crime tactics — robbery, extortion and assault, including a punch to one victim’s face — to force the card players to pay.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was sentenced to 17 years for armed kidnapping and 17 years for armed burglary with assault or battery.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an era of 51st-state tensions, there’s something psychically fitting about Canada, America’s top hat, being used to reenact so many of America’s sins.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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The mother of the boy who shot Zwerner, Deja Taylor, was sentenced to two years in prison for felony neglect and federal weapons charges.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chelsea was arrested three times between September and November 2024 in Wisconsin, beginning with a September 2024 arrest on multiple felony charges, including neglecting a child and possession of methamphetamine.—
Anna Myers,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Violation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violation. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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