violate
Example Sentences
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A Boston federal judge later overturned the cuts, ruling that the government had violated Harvard’s free-speech rights.
Federal law has long allowed civil lawsuits seeking damages against state and local government officials, including police officers, for violating someone’s constitutional rights.
A US federal court later overturned the billions in funding cuts, ruling the government had violated university's free speech rights.
From BBC
That is a right the protesters violated when they disrupted the service.
Baroness Lawrence said the invasions of privacy had been "another trauma", adding she had been violated and felt "like a victim all over again".
From BBC
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