violate
verb (used with object)
to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor.
are violating
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present progressiveof violate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The survey also helps management understand why people are violating the rules, which lets them address underlying problems instead of treating every violation as evidence that an employee is lazy or dishonest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Take it from the mayor of Anaheim, who told me that even after telling me why she wants the city attorney to look into whether the Angels are violating their stadium lease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
"They do not care that they are violating federal law," Craig said.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Instead, it argues that immigration officers are violating a federal statute that permits a warrantless arrest only when agents have “reason to believe,” supported by particularized evidence, that an individual is in the country unlawfully.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
It might be that you are violating it without knowing the fact.
From Sylvia's Marriage by Upton Sinclair
