Word Image
plural:
Part Of Speech
verb
Word Meaning
to fail to keep or observe; to do harm or damage to; to treat with great disrespect
Word Family
violates
violated
violating
violator
violation
inviolate
Sentences
He was arrested for violating his parole.
She was attacked and violated by an unknown intruder.
The company violated its customers’ privacy.
The group monitors human rights violations.
A serious violation of the law could mean a jail sentence.
Information is supposed to be inviolate, and can never be completely destroyed.
The noise of the garbage truck violated the peacefulness of a spring morning.
Anyone found guilty of violating the rules could also be sued.
His lawyers say the gag order violates his First Amendment rights.
Doctors who violate the new law could lose their medical licenses or be sued.
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