vio'lation
World English Dictionary
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to break, disregard, or infringe (a law, agreement, etc) |
| 2. | to rape or otherwise sexually assault |
| 3. | to disturb rudely or improperly; break in upon |
| 4. | to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; outrage: he violated a sanctuary |
| 5. | obsolete to mistreat physically |
| —adj | |
| 6. | archaic violated or dishonoured |
| [C15: from Latin violāre to do violence to, from vīs strength] | |
| 'violable | |
| —adj | |
| viola'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'violableness | |
| —n | |
| 'violably | |
| —adv | |
| vio'lation | |
| —n | |
| 'violative | |
| —adj | |
| 'violator | |
| —n | |
| 'violater | |
| —n | |
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