violation

violate (ˈvaɪəˌleɪt)

—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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Word Origin & History

violation

early 15c., from L. violationem (nom. violatio) "an injury, irreverence," from violatus, pp. of violare "to violate, treat with violence, outrage, dishonor," perhaps related to vis "violence, strength."

Example sentences

Failing to take attendance, for instance, is not only a violation of policy but

also a felony breach of security.

My own school would consider this type of forgery a clear instance of

fabrication and violation of the school's code of conduct.

In the days since, a media firestorm has ensued over a perceived violation of

civil liberties by transit system officials.

Communication is therefore instantaneous and there is no violation of the

universal speed limit.

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Matching Quote

"There is all the difference in the world between the criminal's avoiding the public eye and the civil disobedient's taking the law into his own hands in open defiance. This distinction between an open violation of the law, performed in public, and a clandestine one is so glaringly obvious that it can be neglected only by prejudice or ill will."

-Hannah Arendt