1
as in breaking
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in destroying
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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as in raping
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violating
Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
In its latest report, Human Rights Watch said Israel's tactics of forcible displacement and deliberate targeting of civilians in Lebanon risk violating international law and constitute war crimes.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
John Van Alst, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, said state and local officials should use caution in negotiating with someone whose business the state previously accused of violating consumer protection laws.
—Conrad Wilson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
Idris Robinson, assistant professor of philosophy, is accusing school officials of violating his free speech and retaliating against him, according to the lawsuit.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The Maryland city said in a complaint filed in Baltimore Circuit Court that xAI is violating its consumer protection statute by promoting Grok as a safe, general-purpose artificial intelligence assistant for everyday people.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The trial lasted six weeks, and on Monday, the jury found Meta liable for violating the state’s Unfair Practices Act and ordered civil penalties.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Coyle was detained in January 2025 on allegations of violating laws, although Afghan authorities never publicly stated what laws he was accused of having violated.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Some judges believe the NCAA and its member schools may limit eligibility without violating antitrust law, while others view the four-seasons-in-five-years rule as a problematic restraint.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
In its latest report, Human Rights Watch said Israel's tactics of forcible displacement and deliberate targeting of civilians in Lebanon risk violating international law and constitute war crimes.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
John Van Alst, senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, said state and local officials should use caution in negotiating with someone whose business the state previously accused of violating consumer protection laws.
—Conrad Wilson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
Idris Robinson, assistant professor of philosophy, is accusing school officials of violating his free speech and retaliating against him, according to the lawsuit.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The Maryland city said in a complaint filed in Baltimore Circuit Court that xAI is violating its consumer protection statute by promoting Grok as a safe, general-purpose artificial intelligence assistant for everyday people.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
The trial lasted six weeks, and on Monday, the jury found Meta liable for violating the state’s Unfair Practices Act and ordered civil penalties.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Coyle was detained in January 2025 on allegations of violating laws, although Afghan authorities never publicly stated what laws he was accused of having violated.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Some judges believe the NCAA and its member schools may limit eligibility without violating antitrust law, while others view the four-seasons-in-five-years rule as a problematic restraint.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Oxygen cylinders on the vehicles exploded, breaking windows in an adjacent apartment block.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kate Perez covers national trends and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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The man, purportedly Weis, who is now in police custody, was discovered late Monday night by security after hearing reports of someone destroying glass sculptures on the grounds.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
20 Mar. 2026
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The regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran is massacring young people and destroying Iran’s future.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The complaint accused the two musicians of taking turns raping a 13-year-old girl at a party after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Chavez, a notable figure during California’s farmworkers rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s, has been accused of raping and molesting multiple women during the 1970s, some as girls at the time.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2026
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So far, ShinyHunters has not boasted about breaching Crunchyroll.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Arriving deputies saw the woman through a window before breaching the door, Igoe said.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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And a coke-snorting, heirloom-desecrating, funeral-crashing adversary at that.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the help of that tiny clipping of moss, the defendants were eventually convicted of desecrating human remains in 2015.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Arnold's name was first brought up in the case after 23-year-old Boakai Hilton, who is believed to be an associate of Arnold, Arianna Del Valle, Jasmine Randazzo, Christion Williams, Lyndell Hudson and Freddie Hughes were arrested for allegedly kidnapping three men and assaulting them.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to a 911 call log, a caller reported that her boyfriend was assaulting her at that address.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when ideological casting choices begin to undermine the narrative, contravening Grisham’s famously effective structure and pacing.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The video shows Ritchson riding on the motorbike when a man, Taylor, steps in front of the bike, forcing Ritchson to stop.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nothing might seem to have longer odds in deep-red Oklahoma than an effort to lessen punishments for violent crimes, but overcrowded prisons and rising costs were already forcing a rethinking of harsh, decades-old sentencing laws.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Violating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violating. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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