[vahy-uh-ley-shuh
n] 
| 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, esp. rape. |
| 6. | a distortion of meaning or fact. |
| vi·o·la·tion (vī'ə-lā'shən) n. The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. See Synonyms at breach. |