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violation

vio·la·tion

UK/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ US/vaɪʌˈleɪʃʌn/ fairly common slang

noun

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an act that disregards an agreement or a right

  • “he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment”
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the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.

Phrases

  • access violation
  • carrying violation
  • civil violation
  • half-court violation
  • hog line violation
  • lane violation
  • moving violation
  • parking violation

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