violation

Pronunciation: /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

The English word “violation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.
An insult, especially a severe one.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.

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violar
violarite
violate
violated
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violationism
violationist
violative

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