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as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
in colonial times blasphemy was considered a serious civil violation that merited harsh punishment
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as in infringement
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
a military action that must be regarded as a violation of the treaty
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as in assault
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
war crimes include the violation of civilians
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Recent Examples of violation
The Bulls called timeout with 14.1 seconds remaining down 122-119, but Josh Giddy couldn’t inbound the ball while the Kings’ defense swarmed and they were called for a five-second violation.
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Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
This should be investigated for violation of the Sherman Anti-trust Law.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
The onion supplier behind a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders this past fall had numerous health and sanitation violations, including employees with unwashed hands, dirty equipment, and puddles of Listeria bacteria.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
And while the cops did late appear on the scene to make the arrest, the outlet reports that LAPD didn’t have enough evidence to arrest the person for arson, so he was instead arrested for felon probation violation.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
This should be investigated for violation of the Sherman Anti-trust Law.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
The onion supplier behind a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders this past fall had numerous health and sanitation violations, including employees with unwashed hands, dirty equipment, and puddles of Listeria bacteria.
—Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
And while the cops did late appear on the scene to make the arrest, the outlet reports that LAPD didn’t have enough evidence to arrest the person for arson, so he was instead arrested for felon probation violation.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violation
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Republican lawmakers have railed against previous legislation, including the more sweeping assault weapons ban proposals, as government overreach and infringements on the Second Amendment.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025
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The platform and ByteDance must convince the court to overturn a lower court's decision that the national security risks of TikTok outweigh the law's infringement of free speech rights.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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In what has been billed as America’s largest-ever criminal investigation, at least 1,572 defendants have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, according to Reuters, with crimes ranging from unlawfully entering restricted grounds to seditious conspiracy and violent assault.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Conley and other residents urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to deploy California Highway Patrol officers to Vallejo in similar fashion to how the governor sent CHP officers to Oakland earlier in 2024 to address a crime surge there.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Forest were handed a four-point deduction in March following a PSR breach for the reporting period ending in 2022-23.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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He was arrested without incident and faces charges of two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, assault and reckless endangerment.Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Following an interview with detectives, Williams was booked into jail on multiple first-degree charges, including three counts of rape, kidnapping, coercing and burglary, according to police.Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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However, nothing concrete was brought up against him until December 2024 when a woman accused the Brooklyn rapper of rape.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Even after a 10-7 regular season and return to the playoffs — albeit a brief one after Sunday’s wild-card loss to Buffalo — established a new benchmark for success, the sins of the past lingered in the coach’s mind.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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But the sin of this particular series is one that's hard to get over: deep unpleasantness.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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The norm-smashing case saw the former and incoming president charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, put on trial for almost two months and convicted by a jury on every count.MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ AND MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Despite the felony conviction, Trump retains his right to vote in future elections, according to Florida and New York state laws.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Violation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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