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View synonyms for violation

violation

[ vahy-uh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of violating.
  2. the state of being violated.
  3. a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.:

    He was fined for a traffic violation.

  4. desecration; profanation:

    the violation of a cemetery.

  5. sexual molestation, especially rape.
  6. a distortion of meaning or fact.

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Other Words From

  • vio·lation·al adjective
  • nonvi·o·lation noun
  • previ·o·lation noun
  • revi·o·lation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of violation1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin violātiōn- (stem of violātiō ), equivalent to violāt ( us ) ( violate ) + -iōn- -ion

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Synonym Study

See breach.

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