1. Noun
The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
2. Noun
Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.
3. Noun
An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.
4. Noun
Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
5. Noun
Ravishment; rape; outrage.
6. Noun
entry to another's property without right or permission
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7. Noun
a disrespectful act
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8. Noun
a crime less serious than a felony
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9. Noun
an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
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10. Noun
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
Vocabulary classified under Law
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