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View synonyms for violated

violated

[vahy-uh-ley-tid]

adjective

  1. (of a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.) acted against; not kept or honored; broken or transgressed.

    The often violated rule of thumb is that families should not spend more than 30 percent of their budget on housing.

    After this betrayal by local authorities, it will take some effort to restore the violated trust of the community.

  2. (of something precious, sacred, beautiful, etc.) treated with disrespect or contempt; marred or desecrated.

    British art of the World War I era is full of images of a torn and violated landscape.

    The discovery of the violated tombs has caused pain and distress among the people of the area.

  3. sexually molested, especially raped.

    History shows repeatedly the difficulty for a violated woman to be heard and believed.

  4. rudely disturbed; thoughtlessly interfered with.

    They complain about their violated privacy, but then post way more online than anyone wants to know about them.

  5. (of a border, home, property, restricted space, etc.) broken through or into by force or without right.

    Law enforcement was able to get to the violated border point before the smuggler escaped.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of violate.

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Other Word Forms

  • quasi-violated adjective
  • unviolated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of violated1

First recorded in 1535–45; violate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; violate ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In June, a Superior Court judge issued a landmark decision declaring the plan’s smoke damage policy violated state law, though it has since changed the legal justification of its denials.

The San Francisco judge then held a hearing on the issue and concluded Noem’s repeal violated the Administrative Procedure Act because it was arbitrary and and not justified.

When informed by Global Witness of its findings, TikTok says it took action to "remove content that violated our policies and launch improvements to our search suggestion feature".

From BBC

Poland, Estonia and Romania have reported having their airspace violated by either drones or Russian fighter jets.

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Lawyers for the deportees have started legal action against both the US and Ghanaian governments, saying their rights were violated.

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