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Webster 1913 Edition
Violation
Viˊo-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
violatio
: cf. F. violation
.] The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
Specifically: –(a)
Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.
“The violation of my faith.” Shak.
(b)
An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things;
as, the
. violation
of a churchUdall.
(c)
Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
(d)
Ravishment; rape; outrage.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Violation
VIOLA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of violating or injuring; interruption, as of sleep or peace.2.
Infringement; transgression; non-observance; as the violation of law or positive command; a violation of covenants, engagements and promises; a violation of vows.3.
Act of irreverence; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as the violation of a church.4.
Ravishment; rape.Definition 2025
violation
violation
English
Noun
violation (plural violations)
- The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (euphemistic) Rape.
Synonyms
See breach.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
act or instance of violating
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