violation

noun
🔊/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
🔊/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. (formal) the act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc.违反,违犯,违背(法律、协议等)
    • They were in open violation of the treaty.他们公然违反条约。🔊🔊
    Topics Discussion and agreementc1
  2. (formal) the act of not respecting somebody's rights, peace, privacy, etc.侵犯(隐私等);使人不得安宁;搅扰
    • gross violations of human rights对人权的粗暴践踏
  3. the act of damaging or destroying a holy or special place 亵渎,污损(神圣之地)synonym desecration
    • This was a violation of a sacred space.这是对神圣空间的侵犯。
  4. (literary or old-fashioned) the act of forcing somebody to have sex 强奸;奸污synonym rape (1)