Synonyms

violation

American

[vahy-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of violating.
the state of being violated.
a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc..

He was fined for a traffic violation.
desecration; profanation.

the violation of a cemetery.
sexual molestation, especially rape.
a distortion of meaning or fact.

Related Words

See breach.

Other Word Forms

nonviolation noun
previolation noun
reviolation noun
violational adjective

Etymology

Origin of violation

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin violātiōn- (stem of violātiō ), equivalent to violāt ( us ) ( violate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

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When asked later on Air Force One what would happen if card companies don’t comply, he said they would be “in violation of the law.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"These violations of his rights are not historic, they are ongoing."

From BBC

Kurdish leader Mazlum Abdi said on X that the combatants were evacuated "through the mediation of international parties to stop the attacks and violations against our people in Aleppo".

From Barron's

North Korea’s young stars also can’t move to foreign leagues, as paying their wages would be a sanctions violation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Chinese regulators are reviewing the deal for possible technology-control violations.

From MarketWatch

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