violate
verb (used with object)
to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor.
will have violated
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future perfectof violate.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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If the company is found to have tried to force tenants to leave by making their apartments intolerable, they will have violated state law.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2018
If our security researcher comes across the private communications of users, even if she doesn’t read them or otherwise tamper with them, she will have violated ECPA.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2015
