1
as in breaking
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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2
as in destroying
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 raping
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 violating
The Appeal-Democrat newspaper reported in a police blotter article last summer that Daniels was arrested on July 11 on suspicion of drug possession and violating parole, and he was booked then at the Yuba County Jail.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
He was twice arrested for protesting on OpenAI’s San Francisco campus, and arrested again in 2025 for violating a judge’s order not to return.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the Cooks of failing to register with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as required by law, as well as violating the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But the law does allow people who believe local governments are violating the law to sue, which could present challenges in coming years.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
That sets up a potential conflict with red states like Louisiana and Texas, which have said those providers are violating their laws.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Mays contends the state unconstitutionally spent taxpayer money to fund the program, violating provisions of the Arkansas Constitution that restrict the use of public school funds.
—Arkansas Online, 4 May 2026
In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued him for allegedly violating securities law.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
She was initially ordered to serve her sentence at her daughter’s home, but a 2019 court ruling placed her behind bars for violating the terms of her confinement.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
He was twice arrested for protesting on OpenAI’s San Francisco campus, and arrested again in 2025 for violating a judge’s order not to return.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
The lawsuit also accuses the Cooks of failing to register with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office as required by law, as well as violating the Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But the law does allow people who believe local governments are violating the law to sue, which could present challenges in coming years.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
That sets up a potential conflict with red states like Louisiana and Texas, which have said those providers are violating their laws.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Mays contends the state unconstitutionally spent taxpayer money to fund the program, violating provisions of the Arkansas Constitution that restrict the use of public school funds.
—Arkansas Online, 4 May 2026
In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued him for allegedly violating securities law.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
She was initially ordered to serve her sentence at her daughter’s home, but a 2019 court ruling placed her behind bars for violating the terms of her confinement.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The passengers include the requisite obnoxious jerk, Dan (Angus Sampson), already throwing his weight around and breaking no-smoking rules at LAX.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some had been there so long that corrosion was destroying them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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This past offseason, discussion and speculation around Major League Baseball was that the Los Angeles Dodgers would be responsible for destroying the sport and the 2027 season.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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James Holder, the cofounder of British clothing company Superdry, has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a woman.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Tollinche has a prior unsealed arrest for allegedly raping a minor in 2025, according to records.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Earlier this year, a gunman was killed at the president’s Mar-a-Lago residence after breaching a security perimeter.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Israel and Lebanon yesterday agreed to extend a ceasefire by three weeks, though some clashes between Israel and Hezbollah militants have continued, with each accusing the other of breaching the agreement.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The case intensifies international scrutiny of Israel’s treatment of religious minorities, following recent incidents of soldiers desecrating Christian religious symbols in Lebanon.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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This week’s discovery of the antisemitic graffiti follows the arrest of two teenage vandals for desecrating a Brooklyn playground in a Jewish neighborhood with more than 50 swastikas in January.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Kazmierczak initially pleaded not guilty to one count of assaulting a United States officer.—
Ava Kelley,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Nationwide, large numbers of federal cases have fallen apart after prosecutors charged protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested at messy demonstrations during immigration operations with assaulting or interfering with officers.—
Brian Rokos,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Things quickly changed, however, as Orlando’s defense stopped forcing turnovers and its offense came to a halt.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The staff union picketed outside the SAG-AFTRA building, where those negotiations were held for the first two weeks, blocking entrances to the parking garage and forcing negotiators to cross a picket line to get inside.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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