violative

[vahy-uh-ley-tiv, vahy-uh-luh-tiv]

adjective

1. involving violation.

Other Word Forms

• nonviolative adjective
• unviolative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of violative¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; violate + -ive

Example Sentences

Lilly’s nightmare doesn’t involve the dead father consuming her, but its violative creepiness eats at you even so.

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These violative space abominations force embryos down their victims’ throats to gestate inside their guts before bursting through their torsos.

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"We work tirelessly to remove violative content and bad actors from the platform through our 24/7 moderation system and respond swiftly to abuse reports, including banning accounts and reporting to law enforcement."

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Boston-based Judge Burroughs wrote in Wednesday's ruling: "The Court vacates and sets aside the Freeze Orders and Termination Letters as violative of the First Amendment."

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At a hearing on Wednesday Judge Murphy said the Department of Homeland Security's attempts to deport the men "are unquestionably violative of this court's order", according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

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Related Words

• adverse 
• antagonistic 
• antithetical 
• contradictory 
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• paradoxical 
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