violate
verb (used with object)
to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor.
violates
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present tense formof violate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Because five exceeds twice the true distance of two, the result violates the "at most twice" accuracy guarantee.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Supporters of extending the programme to those with mental illness alone argue that not doing so violates their constitutional rights and access to healthcare.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The lawsuit says all of this violates the city and state false-claims law and amounts to racketeering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Despite all the public discourse around loneliness and the need to connect, the cold call violates some of the communication norms we’ve spent decades developing.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
This violates a basic principle of numbers called the axiom of Archimedes, which says that if you add something to itself enough times, it will exceed any other number in magnitude.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
