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violative

American  
[vahy-uh-ley-tiv, vahy-uh-luh-tiv] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪ tɪv, ˈvaɪ ə lə tɪv /

adjective

  1. involving violation.


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Etymology

Origin of violative

First recorded in 1790–1800; violate + -ive

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The company previously said it has restricted Grok’s image-generation abilities and that it takes action to remove high-priority violative content.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

"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."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

During a hearing on Wednesday, Murphy concluded, “The government’s actions in this case are unquestionably violative of this court’s order.”

From Slate May 21, 2025

He said the actions were “unquestionably violative of this court’s order.”

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2025

This proceeding, of course, was theoretically violative of their common rights, and hence theoretically un-American.

From The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind by Nathan, George Jean

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