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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Homicides, for instance, have dropped by about 12%, and rapes have gone down by nearly 17%.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keeler, then 18, reported the attack to police, undertook a rape kit test and found witnesses who saw Cleary that night, per the affidavit.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
21 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 Kelly administration has refused to comply, contending that doing so would be a privacy breach that violates state and federal law because the USDA has indicated the data could be shared with outside groups.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Data breaches have been around for years.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
22 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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An 18-year old wanted on multiple felony charges was arrested Monday after officers rammed his vehicle in West Memphis, the Arkansas State Police said in a news release Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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In September 2025, Emerson pled guilty to one felony count of interference with flight crew members and attendants, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Violation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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