Violation
//ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.; An infraction or a failure to follow a rule. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 entry to another's property without right or permission wordnet
- 3 The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.; Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent. countable, euphemistic, uncountable
- 4 a disrespectful act wordnet
- 5 The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.; An insult, especially a severe one. countable, slang, uncountable
"Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀"
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- 6 a crime less serious than a felony wordnet
- 7 an act that disregards an agreement or a right wordnet
- 8 the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will wordnet
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More examples"I don't agree with violation of human rights."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.
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