violation

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən//

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.

noun

1
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
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
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
3
slangThe act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An insult, especially a severe one.
Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀

Etymology

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.

Forms

plural: violations

Viola · A female given name from Latin.violate · To break or disregard (a rule or convention).violated · Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant…

violation · The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.

violence · Extreme force.violent · Involving extreme force or motion.violently · In a violent manner.

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