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violations

[vahy-uh-ley-shuhn] Origin

vi·o·la·tion

[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.
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6.
a distortion of meaning or fact.
COLLAPSE

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

vi·o·la·tion·al, adjective
non·vi·o·la·tion, noun
pre·vi·o·la·tion, noun
re·vi·o·la·tion, noun


3. See breach.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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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."
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