Synonyms for violation
ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃənvi·o·la·tion

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1. violationnoun

   Synonyms:
   desecration, transgression

2. violationnoun

   The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

   Synonyms:
   desecration, transgression

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1. misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringementnoun

   a crime less serious than a felony

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, misdemeanor, irreverence, usurpation, assault, infraction, trespass, intrusion, infringement, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment

2. violation, infringementnoun

   an act that disregards an agreement or a right

   "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, misdemeanor, irreverence, usurpation, assault, infraction, trespass, intrusion, infringement, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment

3. trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpationnoun

   entry to another's property without right or permission

   Synonyms:
   infringement, misdemeanor, irreverence, usurpation, ravishment, assault, infraction, trespass, intrusion, invasion, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment, impact, impingement

4. irreverence, violationnoun

   a disrespectful act

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, misdemeanor, irreverence, usurpation, assault, infraction, trespass, intrusion, infringement, misdemeanour, rape, encroachment

5. rape, violation, assault, ravishmentnoun

   the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, misdemeanor, irreverence, usurpation, infraction, rapine, assault, intrusion, infringement, misdemeanour, rape, colza, trespass, entrancement, encroachment

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1. • Crime
   • Evil
   • Wrongdoing

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1. violationnoun

   Synonyms:
   infringement, transgression, breaking, breach, non-observance

2. violationnoun

   Synonyms:
   profanation, desecration, pollution

3. violationnoun

   Synonyms:
   ravishment, ravishing, rape, constupration, STUPRATION, defloration, defilement

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1. violationnoun

   Synonyms:
   transgression, infringement, breach, infraction, contravention, profanation, desecration

   Antonyms:
   inviolability, keeping, obedience

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1. List of paraphrases for "violation":

   breach, infringement, violations, rape, contravention, offence, breaches, violating, contrary, breaching, violated, non-compliance, defiance, infraction, abuse, encroachment, transgression, disregard

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1. John Bel Edwards:

   I do know that it is a matter of public record once the authorities who are conducting the investigations, which happen to be the DA and Union Parish, but also the US Department of Justice for civil rights violation.

2. Barbara Sicalides:

   From an antitrust perspective, businesses have been complaining about OPEC and complaining about these foreign systems for years, i don't think it's an antitrust violation. It's certainly a change in policy.

3. Executive Director Rita Sklar:

   It’s discrimination based on religion, or, in this case, perceived religion and is a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, it isn’t based on that person’s behavior or anything they could reliably use that could be used to bar the person from the premises.

4. Mary Jo White:

   The SEC's enormously important they be strongly complied with and so we pay a lot of attention to any violation of any of those rules and requirements.

5. The Vermont senator:

   What the whole world is seeing today is nothing less than a blatant violation of international law and of basic human decency, this war will likely kill thousands of people and create millions of refugees.