violation
pronunciation
How to pronounce violation in British English:
UK [ˌvaɪə'leɪʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce violation in American English:
US [ˌvaɪə'leɪʃ(ə)n]
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- Noun:
- a crime less serious than a felony
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right
- entry to another's property without right or permission
- a disrespectful act
- the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
Word Origin
- violation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French violacion and directly from Latin violationem (nominative violatio) "an injury, irreverence, profanation," from past participle stem of violare "to treat with violence, outrage, dishonor," perhaps an irregular derivative of vis "strength, force, power, energy," from PIE root *weie- "to go after, pursue with vigor or desire," with noun derivatives meaning "force, desire" (see venison).
Example
- 1. An investigation into potential violation of safety rules was launched .
- 2. No one should defend violation of local labour laws either .
- 3. More than 26 percent have sacked employees for violation of internet policies .
- 4. Failure to separate customer and house funds is a violation under us law .
- 5. That last remark is a violation and it isn 't benign .