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Definition of violation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

violation

noun
 
 
/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
 
/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1.  
    (formal) the act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc.
    • They were in open violation of the treaty.
    see also moving violationTopics Discussion and agreementc1
  2.  
    (formal) the act of not respecting somebody's rights, peace, privacy, etc.
    • gross violations of human rights
  3. the act of damaging or destroying a holy or special place synonym desecration
    • This was a violation of a sacred space.
  4. (literary or old-fashioned) the act of forcing somebody to have sex synonym rape (1)
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