violate
verb (used with object)
to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor.
violator
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a word derived from
violate.
Example Sentences
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You can qualify for a reward if you notify the police about fireworks being used in West Covina and the violator is detained, issued a citation or arrested, according to a police department news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Sumit Ganguly, a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, believes that "neither India nor Pakistan wants to be labelled as the first violator of the post-Hiroshima nuclear taboo".
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
But assuming Thomas did violate the statute, doing so is not even a misdemeanor; it’s a civil infraction subjecting the violator to a fine.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2024
Efforts to strengthen oversight “should be implemented strictly to send a strong signal that any violator will be held accountable, so that financial oversight will actually have ‘teeth and thorns’ and be sharp-pointed,” Xinhua said.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
He was an irritant to the state because of his sharp questions and attempts to show that the state was the violator of laws, not the Congress.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
