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violation definition

vio·la·tion (vī′ə lā′s̸hən)

noun

a violating or being violated; specif.,
  1. infringement or breach, as of a law, rule, right, etc.
  2. sexual assault; rape
  3. desecration of something sacred, as a church
  4. interruption; disturbance

Etymology: ME violacion < L violatio

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violation Synonyms

violation

n.

  1. Transgression

    infringement, infraction, negligence, misbehavior, nonobservance, violating, shattering, transgressing, forcible trespass, trespassing, contravention, breach, breaking, rupture, flouting; see also crime 1, sin.

  2. Rape

    ravishment, assault, dishonor, defilement, mistreatment, outrage, debasement, degradation, pollution, invasion, subjugation, desecration, doing violence to; see also disgrace 2.

  3. Destruction

    demolition, ruin, devastation; see destruction 1, 2.


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violation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • law: A miracle is not a violation of the laws of Nature except for ignorant people.

Converse of object

  • constitute: To limit this freedom constitutes a grievous violation of a basic right.

Adjective modifier

  • flagrant: This legislation is potentially a quite flagrant violation of the First Amendment.

Noun used with modifier

  • segmentation: The main fix is to prevent -t option giving a segmentation violation.
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Violation is a synonym for intercourse.

-Dworkin, Andrea

I am only half there when I am ill, and so there is only half a man to suffer. To suffer in one's whole self is so great a violation, that it is not to be endured.

-Lawrence, D(avid) H(erbert)

The power of kings and magistrates is nothing else but what is only derivative; transformed and committed to them in trust from the people to the common good of them all, in whom the power yet remains fundamentally, and cannot be taken from them without a violation of their natural birthright.

-Milton,John

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