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as in breaks
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in destroys
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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as in rapes
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violates
Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The answer to the question of what is legal and what is not, what violates an individual’s First Amendment protections can be murky depending on specific circumstances — who said or wrote what and under what circumstances.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Kevin Carter/Getty Images What To Know The legislation would bar courts from enforcing any judgment, decree, or arbitration decision based on Sharia law or any foreign system that violates constitutional rights.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Paxton is calling on the university to investigate whether the incident violates several university policies, including ones on employee ethics, student conduct and free speech.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Martin was spotted taking photographs in front of James’s New York home, another move that likely violates DOJ ethical guidelines for its attorneys.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, Carr’s threat likely violates the First Amendment, legal scholars say, but that only matters if Disney is willing to go to court.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
TikTok sued, arguing that a ban violates users' free speech rights, but the law was upheld in early January by the Supreme Court.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The lawsuits and complaints filed Wednesday allege that Starbucks’ dress code violates state laws that require companies to reimburse workers for expenses that primarily benefit the employer.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violates
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Ezra is a doula who can see ghosts, and Jonathan is a widower mourning his late husband, Ben, who Ezra can inexplicably both see and hear, even though that definitely breaks ghost rules.—
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Democrats appeal to the rules, and hope for a backlash if an opponent breaks them.—
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Most of the time, a person’s immune system identifies and destroys these cells.—
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Jake and Vince have an unbreakable bond that destroys everyone and everything, but as Law points out, their issues are rooted in their early family life.—
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Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail.—
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Donald treats Ivana with similar contempt, and then rapes her.—
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If my office is later notified that the city has adopted or implemented a policy, whether written or unwritten, that contravenes the statute, the city will again become ineligible for discretionary State funds.—
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Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.—
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So that forces us to be more advanced in dealing with [risks that are considered long-tail] in the US.—
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The agent then grabs Moreta-Galarza and forces her several feet down the hallway and into a wall.—
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The difference, Tillmon said, is that whereas law enforcement is more responsive in nature, violence interrupters act before a situation breaches a level of crime.—
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Nothing so much as a heated theological debate breaches the Brotherhood’s temperate cultural climes.—
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As extreme heat ravages New York City this summer, the lives of thousands detained on Rikers Island hang in the balance.—
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“Violates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violates. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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