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Violation

//ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən// noun, slang

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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

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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