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Synonyms for violation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : vahy-uh-ley-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for violation
- blasphemy
- break
- breaking
- debasement
- defacement
- defacing
- degradation
- desecration
- devastation
- dishonor
- illegality
- misbehavior
- negligence
- nonobservance
- offense
- outrage
- pollution
- profanation
- rapine
- ravishment
- ruin
- rupture
- sacrilege
- spoliation
- transgressing
- transgression
- trespass
- trespassing
- violating
- wrong
Définition of violation
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin violationem (nominative violatio) "an injury, irreverence," from past participle stem of violare "to violate, treat with violence, outrage, dishonor," perhaps related to vis "violence, strength."
- noun breach; breaking of the law
- noun rape, defilement
- Violation of parole—he left the state without notifying his parole officer.
- Extract from : « By Proxy » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Violation of this rule would be punished by the excommunication of the family.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- Violation of my plighted word—the downfall of her hopes were nothing!
- Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
- Violation of this law was made a high misdemeanor and punished accordingly.
- Extract from : « The Iron Heel » by Jack London
- Violation of the edict meant that trespassers ran the risk of sudden decease under the judgment of the Company's servants.
- Extract from : « The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) » by Samuel Alexander White
- Violation of the rules about overstepping territory constitutes a foul, and scores for the opposing team.
- Extract from : « Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium » by Jessie H. Bancroft
- Violation of the law, therefore, is not only a secular offense but a transgression of the principles of true religion.
- Extract from : « The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays » by James E. Talmage
- Violation of the taboo prohibitions which protect the totem is punished automatically by serious disease or death.
- Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
- Violation of the distance principle must properly always be determined by comparison between rates of the same kind.
- Extract from : « Railroads: Rates and Regulations » by William Z. Ripley
- Violation of a rule constitutes a foul and gives the opponents a free throw for the basket from a point fifteen feet away.
- Extract from : « Outdoor Sports and Games » by Claude H. Miller
Antonyms for violation
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