1
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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2
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
Our goal every game is to force our opponents have a shot clock violation (90 seconds).
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Someone who, yes, is aware that there are privacy violations and data breaches, but still has an iPhone.
—Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2025
Casimir, who is being held in a federal lock-up, pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy defrauding the United States, export violations and weapons smuggling in February and awaits trial.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Poppy Alexander, a partner at Whistleblower Partners who represents whistleblowers reporting corporate FCPA violations, echoes this thinking.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Someone who, yes, is aware that there are privacy violations and data breaches, but still has an iPhone.
—Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2025
Casimir, who is being held in a federal lock-up, pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy defrauding the United States, export violations and weapons smuggling in February and awaits trial.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Poppy Alexander, a partner at Whistleblower Partners who represents whistleblowers reporting corporate FCPA violations, echoes this thinking.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for violation
Noun
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Amid a wave of legal action over the past several years from the fast-evolving technology, the New York Times sued OpenAI for copyright infringement.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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The company has been sued for copyright infringement by the Center for Investigative Reporting, the country’s oldest nonprofit newsroom, as well as by The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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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 other words, no matter how heinous the crime (including murder), a defendant could come into court and ask to get out of prison.—
Haven Shoemaker,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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This especially holds true with the average global cost of a data breach reaching nearly $5 million, not to mention the reputational damage that inevitably follows.—
Shane Buckley,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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There is currently no evidence of misuse of information, according to CPS. Social Security numbers, financial information, or health data was not leaked during the breach, according to an email sent to parents from the district.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman was convicted of the brutal rape and murder of 28-year-old Molly Elliott in 1996.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Rodger Brown, from Pinehurst, was identified as the suspect in the 1979 rape and murder of Kathryn Donohue who was 31-years-old at the time, Prince George’s County police in Maryland said in a March 18 news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2025
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With that said, the overall dearth of humor is a more damning sin.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a change election resulting in the closest popular vote since 2000, hypocrisy was a fatal sin.—
Rob Richie,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 40-year-old suspect was arrested on charges of using an explosive device, felony criminal mischief, and attempting to commit a felony.—
Heather Hunter,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Mar. 2025
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The family has also been in contact with Rep. Steve Riley, a lawmaker in the Kentucky House of Representatives, who has championed a bill in the Kentucky legislature making sextortion a felony and establishing penalties for those convicted of the crime.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Violation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violation. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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