violation

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violation

a breach, infringement, or transgression as of a law or rule: She was stopped for a traffic violation.

Not to be confused with:

volition – a choice or decision made by the will; discretion: She left on her own volition.

vi·o·la·tion

(vī′ə-lā′shən)

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated: a violation of the law; the violation of a country's neutrality. See Synonyms at breach.

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vi•o•la•tion

(ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of violating or the state of being violated.

2. a breach or infringement, as of a law or promise.

3. a sexual assault, esp. rape.

4. desecration; profanation.

5. a distortion of meaning or fact.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]

syn: See breach.

violation

The process or an act of breaking or disregarding a law.

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Noun	1.	violation - a crime less serious than a felony infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infringement crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace - any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled false pretence, false pretense - (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation indecent exposure, public nudity - vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury - criminal offense of making false statements under oath sedition - an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
	2.	violation - an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" infringement actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" copyright infringement, infringement of copyright - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright foul - an act that violates the rules of a sport patent infringement - violation of the rights secured by a patent
	3.	violation - entry to another's property without right or permission usurpation, trespass, encroachment, intrusion actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" inroad - an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"
	4.	violation - a disrespectful act irreverence evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior desecration, profanation, sacrilege, blasphemy - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
	5.	violation - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will ravishment, rape, assault date rape - rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together) sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault - a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"

violation

noun

1. breach, abuse, infringement, contravention, abuse, trespass, transgression, infraction This is a flagrant violation of state law.

2. invasion, intrusion, trespass, breach, disturbance, disruption, interruption, encroachment Legal action will be initiated for defamation and violation of privacy.

3. desecration, sacrilege, defilement, profanation, spoliation This violation of the church is not the first such incident.

4. rape, sexual assault, molesting, ravishing (old-fashioned), abuse, sexual abuse, indecent assault, molestation the violation of women in war

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violation

noun

1. An act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or of nonfulfillment of an obligation or promise, for example:

breach, contravention, infraction, infringement, transgression, trespass.

2. An act of disrespect or impiety toward something regarded as sacred:

blasphemy, desecration, profanation, sacrilege.

Translations

Bruch Vergewaltigung Verstoß

παράβαση παραβίαση

violación

attentat violation

violazione infrazione

violação

kršitev

violation

[ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən] N

1. [of law] → violación f, infracción f; [of rights] → violación f
violation of privacy → entrometimiento m, intromisión f
it was in violation of the law/agreement → violaba la ley/el acuerdo
it was in violation of sanctions → incumplía or desobedecía las sanciones

2. (US) (= minor offence) → infracción f, falta f leve
a minor traffic violation → una infracción de tráfico

3. (o.f. or liter) (= rape) → violación f

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violation

[ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃ^ən] n

[agreement, law] → violation f
in violation of sth [+ rule, law] → en violation de qch

[grave] → violation f
the violation of the graves → la violation des sépultures

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violation

(of law) → Übertretung (→ of +gen), → Verletzung f (→ of +gen), → Verstoß m → (of gegen); (of rule) → Verstoß m → (of gegen); (of rights) → Verletzung f; (of truth) → Vergewaltigung f; a violation of a treaty → ein Vertragsbruch m; (partial) → eine Vertragsverletzung; traffic violation → Verkehrsvergehen nt; he did this in violation of the conditions agreed → er verstieß damit gegen die Vereinbarungen

(of holy place) → Entweihung f, → Schändung f; (of peacefulness) → Störung f; (of privacy) → Eingriff m (→ of in +acc)

(= rape) → Vergewaltigung f, → Schändung f

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violation

[ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃ/ən] n → violazione f
in violation of sth → in contravvenzione f inv a qc

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But the violation of marriage, or any other unchastity, was never heard of; and the married pair pass their lives with the same friendship and mutual benevolence, that they bear to all others of the same species who come in their way, without jealousy, fondness, quarrelling, or discontent.

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The violations of the laws of nature by our predecessors and our contemporaries are punished in us also.

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A list of the cases in which Congress have been betrayed, or forced by the defects of the Confederation, into violations of their chartered authorities, would not a little surprise those who have paid no attention to the subject; and would be no inconsiderable argument in favor of the new Constitution, which seems to have provided no less studiously for the lesser, than the more obvious and striking defects of the old.