Transcription
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- [vahy-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən/
- /ˌvaɪəˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vahy-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of violation word
- noun violation the act of violating. 1
- noun violation the state of being violated. 1
- noun violation a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.: He was fined for a traffic violation. 1
- noun violation desecration; profanation: the violation of a cemetery. 1
- noun violation sexual molestation, especially rape. 1
- noun violation a distortion of meaning or fact. 1
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Origin of violation
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin violātiōn- (stem of violātiō), equivalent to violāt(us) (see violate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Violation
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violation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
violation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for violation
noun violation
- acquaintance rape — a rape that is carried out by someone that the victim knows
- antinomy — opposition of one law, principle, or rule to another; contradiction within a law
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
Antonyms for violation
noun violation
- bylaw — A bylaw is a law which is made by a local authority and which applies only in their area.
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
- in-junction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- law — software law
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