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violate

[vahy-uh-leyt] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt /




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County officials defamed him and violated his rights.

From Los Angeles Times

By a 3-1 vote, the panel found that Lee violated five additional counts of misusing his city position or helping his boss at the time — Councilmember Mitchell Englander — misuse his position.

From Los Angeles Times

TikTok said that it removed more than 6.5 million videos for violating its rules against violent and hateful organizations in the first half of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, the city manager warned CoreCivic “that the building is unsafe and violates the fire code because its construction prevents radio signals from transmitting from key areas,” the lawsuit points out.

From Los Angeles Times

The university is looking into whether those recordings violated school policies.

From Salon