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The definition of a violation is a breach of a law or of a code of behavior.

(noun)

When you drive your car faster than the speed limit, this is an example of a violation of the law.
When you read someone's diary this is an example of a violation of privacy.

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See violation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a violating or being violated; specif.,

infringement or breach, as of a law, rule, right, etc.
sexual assault; rape
desecration of something sacred, as a church
interruption; disturbance

Origin: ME violacion < L violatio

See violation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. See Synonyms at breach.

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