Violation

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  • noun. The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated: synonym: breach.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; interruption, as of sleep or peace; desecration; an act of irreverence; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred or venerable things: as, the violation of a church; infringement; transgression; non-observance: as, a violation of law.
  • noun. Ravishment; rape.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
  • noun. Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.
  • noun. An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things.
  • noun. Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
  • noun. Ravishment; rape; outrage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  • noun. a crime less serious than a felony
  • noun. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
  • noun. a disrespectful act
  • noun. entry to another's property without right or permission
  • Word Usage
    "Springfield "could enforce the law, but could only stop a car to issue a citation" if the officer observes the violation ... or has reasonable grounds to believe that a violation& has been committed, is being committed or is about to be committed. ""
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