violation

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The U.S. government charged co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two other individuals last month regarding an alleged plan to divert U.S.-assembled servers to China in a violation of export-control laws.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Collective punishment of civilians, when it takes place during armed conflict, is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The government said earlier that this constitutes a violation of the country's sovereignty.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Every violation of international law invites another violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Moreover, the idea of action at a distance–that one particle could instantaneously influence another trillions of miles away–was a stark violation of the special theory of relativity.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson