noun
violation
veye-uh-LAY-shuhn
noun
1
An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.
"Parking here is a violation of the building's rules."
"The inspection turned up several safety violations."
2
A serious intrusion on someone's rights, privacy, or dignity.
"The unauthorised search was a violation of their basic rights."
How to Use Violation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of breaking a rule, or of badly intruding on someone's rights or privacy.
Common pairings
a human rights violation
a traffic violation
in violation of
Word Forms
violations plural
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Etymology
From Latin violātiō, from violāre, "to violate."