violated

IPA: vˈaɪʌɫeɪtɪd

(of a rule or law) Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.
(by extension) Abused, harmed or sexually victimized.

Examples of "violated" in Sentences

In my view, Sarah Palin violated this rule in the campaign.
Litigating when your rights have been violated is a responsibility just like voting.
When they are violated, is it enough that those guilty merely be subject to public disapproval?
But to decry that Williams 'First Amendment rights are being violated is quite simply not the issue.
Two students say the admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin violated the federal civil rights law.
The social networking site said it found recently that an app called "Tagme" had again violated this prohibition, but that the developer, BitRhymes Inc., had "promptly complied."
The state Personnel Board-sanctioned investigation is the second into whether Palin violated state ethics law in firing her public safety commissioner, and it contradicts the earlier findings by a special counsel hired by the state Legislature.