1
as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
in colonial times blasphemy was considered a serious civil violation that merited harsh punishment
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2
as in infringement
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a military action that must be regarded as a violation of the treaty
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as in assault
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
war crimes include the violation of civilians
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Recent Examples of violation
Employers may continue to enforce drug-free workplace policies and discipline employees for violations.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In legal terms, the lawsuits are saying oil and gas companies violated consumer-protection laws and committed common-law civil violations such as negligence.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Other violations for area maintenance and general cleanliness were also recorded.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Trump officials have canceled hundreds of international students’ visas for reasons ranging from traffic violations to political activities.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In legal terms, the lawsuits are saying oil and gas companies violated consumer-protection laws and committed common-law civil violations such as negligence.
—Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Other violations for area maintenance and general cleanliness were also recorded.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Trump officials have canceled hundreds of international students’ visas for reasons ranging from traffic violations to political activities.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violation
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In another camp are the New York Times and other newspapers, which have sued OpenAI as well as Microsoft, alleging the tech companies engaged in copyright infringement by using the publishers’ content to train their AI systems.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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Specific changes have been made to the Bahrain International Circuit for this year’s grand prix to help spot potential track-limits infringements, with a blue line at several turns adding visual aid to judge such circumstances.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the 1960s, the Philadelphia police reported less crime on streets with window boxes.—
Sonja Dümpelmann,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Its execution has been equally mired in mistrust and accusations of breaches.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rite Aid data breach What is the class action suit against Rite Aid about?—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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An Alabama man convicted of a 2010 rape and murder on Thursday with a three-drug injection.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dana Martin, then an inmate at a prison in Las Cruces, N.M., was already serving two life sentences for the 2000 rape and murder of 15-year-old DeAndra Florucci.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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This represents that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and that a person is grieving and morning for their sins.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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If a teacher required a student who believes that being gay is a sin to write an essay repudiating that belief, for example, that would be unconstitutional.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Apr. 2025
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Fortier pleads guilty to four felony counts under a deal that requires him to be a government witness.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Villatoro Santos remains in pretrial jail and faces a federal felony gun possession charge in Virginia.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Violation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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