violation
noun /ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- (formal) the act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc.
- They were in open violation of the treaty.
- (formal) the act of not respecting somebody's rights, peace, privacy, etc.
- gross violations of human rights
- the act of damaging or destroying a holy or special place synonym desecration
- This was a violation of a sacred space.
- (literary or old-fashioned) the act of forcing somebody to have sex synonym rape (1)