violations

NOUN

breach; breaking of the law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse contravention encroachment infraction infringement misdemeanor negligence offense transgression

STRONG

break breaking illegality misbehavior nonobservance rupture trespass wrong

WEAK

transgressing trespassing violating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

obedience

WEAK

observance

NOUN

rape, defilement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assault destruction invasion mistreatment pollution

STRONG

blasphemy debasement defacement degradation desecration devastation dishonor outrage profanation rapine ravishment ruin sacrilege spoliation

WEAK

defacing

Antonyms

STRONG

building construction creation honor piety reverence

WEAK

obedience observance

Example Sentences

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Violations can result in fines of up to 30 million won, or about $20,400, and an order to correct the offending behaviour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Violations would have carried fines up to $10,000.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Violations can result in injunctive relief, restitution and civil penalties of up to $2,500 per day per violation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Violations of the 2018 peace deal "will not only devastate South Sudan but also affect the entire region," it added.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine in the Western Medical College of Cleveland, Ohio; Author of "Marriage and its Violations."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various