violation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'violation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Violation

[ n.]

- The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
- Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.
- An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.
- Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
- Ravishment; rape; outrage.

Meaning of 'violation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . violation

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Example in sentence:

he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment

Nearby Words:

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