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as in broke
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in destroyed
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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as in raped
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violated
The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Judge Sullivan concluded in his June 25 decision to order Blanche to release more information or explain himself that Blanche had likely violated the transparency law.
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Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
There is no evidence Meuser or Cisneros traded on nonpublic information or violated any law.
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Luke Fountain,justin Papp,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Those interviews suggest that donors seeking to celebrate America fell for a bait-and-switch that, if true, could have violated various criminal statutes.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The property owners allegedly violated their loan agreement by entering into an unauthorized lease with a property manager without the bank’s consent, causing the property to deteriorate dramatically.
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Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Glitter was released on probation briefly in 2023 but violated the terms and reincarcerated.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Judge Sullivan concluded in his June 25 decision to order Blanche to release more information or explain himself that Blanche had likely violated the transparency law.
—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
There is no evidence Meuser or Cisneros traded on nonpublic information or violated any law.
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Luke Fountain,justin Papp,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Those interviews suggest that donors seeking to celebrate America fell for a bait-and-switch that, if true, could have violated various criminal statutes.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The property owners allegedly violated their loan agreement by entering into an unauthorized lease with a property manager without the bank’s consent, causing the property to deteriorate dramatically.
—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Glitter was released on probation briefly in 2023 but violated the terms and reincarcerated.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
The crash was not an accident, Adams said, because Pino violated several navigational rules — and piloted the boat without thinking about the well-being of his wife, daughter and the 11 girls on the boat.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
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Their character's absence was alluded to in Fuller House's first episode, when the characters broke the fourth wall by knowingly looking in to the camera.
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Four years ago, Morocco broke the continental ceiling by reaching the semifinals of the Qatar World Cup, the first African nation to get that far.
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
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The thought of being raped in prison is horrifying, after all.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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The Bogotá, Colombia, native saw the scary scene two years ago during the Copa America final as thousands of ticketless fans breached the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium to watch Colombia face Argentina.
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The parliamentary commissioner for standards ruled in January that Farage breached MPs’ rules 17 times with failures to report interests amounting to £384,000 (about $507,000).
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Those are the kinds of things that can't be broken into or taken away or desecrated.
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The mission also alleges that evidence was planted and bodies were desecrated.
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The singer, who notably assaulted ex-girlfriend and Fenty beauty mogul Rihanna the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards, pleaded not guilty last year in the Diaw case.
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One of the suspects also assaulted and sprayed paint on a person, and when officers tried to detain the suspects several blocks away at Turk and Taylor streets, other people surrounded and obstructed the officers, police said.
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The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations.
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Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.
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The Tesla’s desecration follows a vandalism spree in Queens that saw religious centers, homes and vehicles defiled with swastikas and antisemitic slogans last month.
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And earlier this month, Russia prompted outrage by installing an exhibit that some commentators said defiled the Katyn Memorial, the site of the mass execution of Polish POWs by the Soviets in 1940.
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“Violated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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