in violation of
idiom
: in a way that is not allowed by (a law or rule)
The evidence was seized in violation of the law.
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If the three-month-old law were to be found in violation of federal rules and the Trump administration acted on threats to withhold funding, the state could lose up to $7.9 billion, California Department of Education officials said.
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The messages had been set to delete in violation of record-keeping requirements.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Most of those reforms came through negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice, which found that, from 2007 to 2016, prosecutors and police systemically used jailhouse informants on defendants in violation of their right to have an attorney present.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
Russia exited that agreement in 2023, claiming the U.S. and Ukraine's other international partners had not allowed Moscow to export some agricultural products in violation of the terms.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The messages had been set to delete in violation of record-keeping requirements.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Most of those reforms came through negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice, which found that, from 2007 to 2016, prosecutors and police systemically used jailhouse informants on defendants in violation of their right to have an attorney present.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
Russia exited that agreement in 2023, claiming the U.S. and Ukraine's other international partners had not allowed Moscow to export some agricultural products in violation of the terms.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“In violation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20violation%20of. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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