From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Violation \Vi`o*la"tion\, n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]
The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring;
the state of being violated. Specifically:
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(a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the
violation of law or positive command, of covenants,
promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." --Shak.
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(b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or
contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the
violation of a church. --Udall.
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(c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
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(d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
violation
n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor},
{misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {violation}, {infringement}]
2: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a
violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn:
{violation}, {infringement}]
3: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn:
{trespass}, {encroachment}, {violation}, {intrusion},
{usurpation}]
4: a disrespectful act [syn: {irreverence}, {violation}]
5: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {assault},
{ravishment}]
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