violate
IPA: vˈaɪʌɫeɪt
verb
- (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- (transitive, euphemistic) To rape.
- (transitive, prison slang) To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
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Examples of "violate" in Sentences
- Instead, the only violation gays routinely violate is DADT.
- Would releasing your name violate your right to free speech?
- In flight cell phone calls violate federal flight regulations.
- You will, in short, violate the (four) basic principles of trustworthiness.
- Jones 'comments and name calling violate the newspaper's comment policy but yet his comments are not taken off.
- Brownlee's campaign says the calls violate state law because there's no disclaimer indicating who paid for or authorized them.
- Of course, if the calls violate the law, one could go to court and seek an injunction to prevent further use of the improper script.
- Given their current role they will not be a passive player should we be foolish enough to again violate the Nuremberg prohibitions on aggressive war.
- Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said in a separate memo to employees that the flier "was prepared by the Marketing department and was never vetted by me or by the newsroom" and would have been "immediately killed" because its terms violate the paper's journalistic standards.
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