1
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
Just days ago, Russian drones violated Polish airspace, drawing a reaction from NATO.
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Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Hindustan Times via Getty Images Key Facts The Securities and Exchange Board of India, in a pair of orders on Thursday, ruled transactions between Adani Group companies and firms flagged by Hindenburg neither violated regulations nor constituted market manipulation.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleges that Starbucks violated the law by not reimbursing employees who needed to buy new clothes to comply with the dress code.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
Over the years, Wolfson would write about lawyers who violated ethics laws and the secrecy that often surrounded their cases and judges who were corrupt.
—Joseph Gerth, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Washington is tightening its export controls, and Nvidia is designing new products to comply, but pressure from Beijing remains, with a finding this month that Nvidia violated Chinese antitrust laws.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, the groups say the soup company violated the act 5,468 times in total.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
During the closure, police blocked journalists from getting too close, which may have violated state law.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Oleksandra Matviichuk, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Hindustan Times via Getty Images Key Facts The Securities and Exchange Board of India, in a pair of orders on Thursday, ruled transactions between Adani Group companies and firms flagged by Hindenburg neither violated regulations nor constituted market manipulation.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleges that Starbucks violated the law by not reimbursing employees who needed to buy new clothes to comply with the dress code.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
Over the years, Wolfson would write about lawyers who violated ethics laws and the secrecy that often surrounded their cases and judges who were corrupt.
—Joseph Gerth, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Washington is tightening its export controls, and Nvidia is designing new products to comply, but pressure from Beijing remains, with a finding this month that Nvidia violated Chinese antitrust laws.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
According to the complaint, the groups say the soup company violated the act 5,468 times in total.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
During the closure, police blocked journalists from getting too close, which may have violated state law.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
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Mensik broke Michelsen twice on the way to a 4-0 lead, thanks to a number of good backhand shots, and really was never in any danger of losing during a massively lopsided first set that wasn’t even as close as the 6-1 score might indicate.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Singleton actually broke that same left thumb in a different spot Week 1 against Tennessee and now sports a cast.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors say Downey picked the boy up in the same area as before, drove to the same parking lot at Jan Karski Way and West Howell Street, and raped the boy again — this time paying $80.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the worst instances, others have been assaulted or raped or have even died.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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On Sunday, Romania’s airspace was breached by a Russian drone, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Romania this weekend became the second NATO country to allege that a Russian drone breached its airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, prompting Bucharest to scramble fighter jets.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s order also directs administration officials to terminate or revoke visas if foreign nationals are found to have desecrated the flag.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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When Melanson failed to comply with Lino’s instructions, Lino allegedly beat the older man with a baseball bat and then desecrated his corpse.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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In March, Adra’s co-director on the film Hamdan Ballal was detained by Israeli forces overnight after being assaulted by settlers just after an iftar dinner during Ramadan.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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In April, 2021, two Chinese women were assaulted outside the town’s only Asian grocery store.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Violated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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