violation

Example Sentences

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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 proposed settlement agreement to exempt only houses of worship and not secular nonprofits would have been unfair and a violation of church-state separation,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Using a percentage chance of a violation of the rules, launch weather officers use a combination of meteorological and climatological data, local knowledge, and experience to forecast this probability.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

District Court for Northern California, accuses the company of failing to disclose sales of servers to companies based in China in violation of U.S. export-control laws.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Signing it was a clear violation of the rule about shutting up, and look where it got me: alone on a Tuesday afternoon, staring at my black Chuck Taylors.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan