violation
noun /ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- They were in open violation of the treaty.
- 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)