violate
verb (used with object)
to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor.
will violate
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future tenseof violate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“When she arrives, she will violate the literal terms of the Hawaii law merely by pulling into the parking lot,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Everybody is on notice: If you are assigned to handle these cases, you will violate court orders, and you may be held in contempt.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
There are also fears that automated systems will violate the rules of war.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
She said she worried about “the possibility that he will seek to testify, and the associated risk that he will violate Court orders if he does so.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
I bear in mind a solemn compact with the dead, which this marriage will violate.
From Rookwood by William Harrison Ainsworth
