Thesaurus: violation

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1. n. The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
2. n. Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.
3. n. An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.
4. n. Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
5. n. Ravishment; rape; outrage.
6. n. a crime less serious than a felony
7. n. an act that disregards an agreement or a right
8. n. entry to another's property without right or permission
9. n. a disrespectful act
10. n. the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
11. The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated. Specifically: -- (a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." Shak. (b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church. Udall. (c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance. (d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. Shak.
12. The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; thestate of being violated. Specifically: --(a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation oflaw or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc. "The violationof my faith." Shak.(b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuoustreatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church. Udall.(c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.(d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. Shak.