violation

CEFRB2

/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An act of breaking a law, rule, agreement, or right.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

Examples

  • I don't agree with violation of human rights.

  • I was fined six thousand yen for a parking violation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.

  2. Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.

  3. An insult, especially a severe one.

More examples

In context

  • They were in open violation of the treaty.

  • Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀

  • In this situation, the agent’s lack of knowledge is diagnosed as a violation of the modalized tracking condition, which is relativized to the content-specific method of belief formation employed.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.