violation
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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
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
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.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]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
Anagrams
[edit]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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