violation
/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən/
noun
- An act of breaking or failing to follow a rule, law, agreement, or standard.
- The company was fined for a safety violation at the factory.
- Any violation of the school dress code will result in a warning.
- Driving through a red light is a traffic violation.
- The act of treating something sacred or private without respect; an intrusion or disturbance.
- Reading someone's diary without permission is a violation of their privacy.
- The loud music from the party was a violation of the neighborhood's peace.
- Building a highway through the ancient forest was seen as a violation of nature.
- The act of forcing someone to have sex; rape (used in legal and formal contexts).
- Laws against sexual violation are strict in many countries.
- The court convicted him of criminal sexual violation.
- She bravely testified about the violation she had suffered.
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