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as in broke
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in destroyed
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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as in raped
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violated
And can anyone even count at this point how many times characters on this show have violated HIPAA?
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
The distribution of Pandas in a Pennsylvania public school district led to a 2005 district court decision that determined the school board had violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
In spite of the edict coming with a strong enforcement tool, capital punishment, the controls were widely violated.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
There were moments where a credible legal argument could be made that Israel had violated 620I—had crossed the threshold.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Inviolate rules do get violated.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
In Colorado, parents are suing the Board of Education and others, saying their constitutional rights were violated after their daughter was encouraged to transition to a different gender without their knowledge or consent.
—CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
The distribution of Pandas in a Pennsylvania public school district led to a 2005 district court decision that determined the school board had violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
In spite of the edict coming with a strong enforcement tool, capital punishment, the controls were widely violated.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
There were moments where a credible legal argument could be made that Israel had violated 620I—had crossed the threshold.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Inviolate rules do get violated.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
In Colorado, parents are suing the Board of Education and others, saying their constitutional rights were violated after their daughter was encouraged to transition to a different gender without their knowledge or consent.
—CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
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Wide receiver Nick Nash broke the SJSU single-season reception record with a catch in the third quarter to top Noel Grigbsy’s 89 receptions in 2011.Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Over the next four meetings, McCaffrey broke 100 yards each time and gained 486 yards on 76 carries.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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However, by October 1, senior Israeli and American officials assessed that the Israeli air campaign has destroyed half of the militia’s missiles and rockets.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Liber Pater wines are made on a tiny patch of land in the Graves region of Bordeaux, one of the few places unaffected by the phylloxera bacterium that destroyed vineyards across Europe in the mid-19th century.Matteo Atti, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Combs then raped Doe as the other two celebrities watched, according to her lawsuit.Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Alcala raped Shapiro and beat her with a metal bar.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Other shareholders filed two lawsuits against Walmart, claiming some current and former directors and officers breached their fiduciary duties and violated federal securities law, also in connection with the company's distribution and dispensing of prescription opioids.Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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My supervisor, however, breached that trust.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Rescue crews are hindered by cell service outages and ruined roads and bridges as federal officials warn money to help people get back on their feet is tenuous with 57 days still left in the official hurricane season.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of genres that the Academy has been undervaluing in top categories, there’s Latin music… and if last year wasn’t a chance for those sounds to get into the big four, this one won’t likely be either, with a less obvious crop of contenders than got ignored last time around.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Judy Randall, the nonpartisan head of Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor, said that multiple state agencies under the Walz administration have repeatedly downplayed and ignored looming oversight failures, according to a CNN report.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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