violation
English edit
Etymology edit
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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Noun edit
violation (countable and uncountable, plural violations)
- The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
Synonyms edit
See breach.
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Translations edit
Rape or sexual activity forced on another person without their consent
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Translations edit
act or instance of violating
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rape — see rape
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
violation f (plural violations)
Further reading edit
- “violation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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