violation — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

blatant, clear, flagrant

The new factory's dumping of chemicals into the river was a blatant violation of environmental laws.

grave, gross, major, massive, serious | wholesale, widespread | continued, repeated | human rights | traffic

VERB + VIOLATION

commit

Several countries committed serious violations of the international treaty last year.

be, constitute

Parking in a disabled space is a serious violation of the law.

PREP

in ~ of

The new traffic law made it clear that parking here would be in violation of city regulations.

~ against

The new law represents a serious violation against workers' basic human rights.

Definitions

noun

1

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

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.

William Davis Jr. admitted he had been drinking and driving, but he said he shouldn’t have been caught. Even though police had issued a BOLO or “be on the lookout” for his car and an officer testified Davis made several traffic violations, he said there wasn’t enough probable cause for the initial traffic stop that turned into a DUI. […] Davis said he should not have been stopped because the BOLO for his car was not checked out before he was pulled over, but Justice Cornelia Clark pointed out that shouldn’t matter.

2

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

3

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — entry to another's property without right or permission

noun — a disrespectful act

irreverence

noun — a crime less serious than a felony

noun — an act that disregards an agreement or a right

infringement

noun — the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercours

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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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.

Wiktionary

02

William Davis Jr. admitted he had been drinking and driving, but he said he shouldn’t have been caught. Even though police had issued a BOLO or “be on the lookout” for his car and an officer testified

Wiktionary

03

Nahh saying that to bro is actually a violation 💀

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04

I don't agree with violation of human rights.

Tatoeba · #258873

05

I was fined six thousand yen for a parking violation.

Tatoeba · #277686

06

The allies condemned the invasion as a violation of UN resolutions.

Tatoeba · #280357

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, violation is marked as slang, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.