violations

noun

plural of violation
1
as in crimes
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 infringements
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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3
as in rapes
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 violations The hosts talk about the precedent set by smaller violations from other EPL teams. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Commerce Department would establish clawback provisions in the event that fraud or violations of these terms take place, James said. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Both juveniles were charged with two misdemeanor counts of harassment, one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief and two criminal trespassing violations. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The summons is answerable to the petty violations court in Brooklyn federal court, the sources said. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 And third, the FCC can negotiate a consent decree with the broadcaster to redress any violations and resolve an enforcement matter. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The petty violations court in Brooklyn will handle the case, per the outlet. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Myriad violations, from food that should’ve been trashed weeks earlier to filthy equipment, befouled the state inspection of a West Miami-Dade supermarket this week. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 All violations would carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violations
  1. crimes
  2. infringements
  3. rapes
  4. sins
  5. assaults
Noun
  • New York City has policies that limit local law enforcement from sharing certain information with federal officers or honoring detainer requests unless immigrants have been convicted of violent crimes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This is now the third time Byron will appear before a Florida judge to answer for his crimes.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • In April, the Actors Committee of the China Federation of Radio and Television Associations released a statement condemning such infringements and asserted that AI platforms needed to comply with the laws and strengthen their compliance rules.
    — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • To complete the drama, England finished with 13, Argentina with 15 when Henry Pollock was sent to the sin-bin over team infringements and Emmanuel Iyogun, on debut, for cynical offending.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of infringements
Noun
  • Dowd Hall shows how the ASWPL destroyed the notion of white Southern chivalry, as the women flatly denied that lynchings were because of the rapes of white women.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Administration officials say third-country deportations are the only way to remove the most difficult-to-deport immigrants, including violent criminals who have committed rapes and murders.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rapes
Noun
  • The Virgin acts as both midwife and priest, sheltering the pregnant pilgrim from the storm and washing away her sins so that she, too, can be delivered.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • A lot along Colorado Boulevard may go from cleansing sins to cleansing Subarus, although some nearby residents hope to stop it.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Over the same period, CATS reported 10 assaults, or less than four per every 10 million passenger trips, on the light rail, data CATS submitted to the federal government shows.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Moscow and Kyiv have intensified their aerial assaults as progress along the 750-mile front line has largely ground to a halt.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of assaults

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“Violations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violations. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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