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violation

[vahy-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən /




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Echoing Tehran's language, Centcom called the attack "an egregious ceasefire violation".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Duane sent Cozart evidence it would be a violation of medical standards and common understandings of the law’s exception if the hospital didn’t provide Waldorf an induction.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

In March 1954, he served three months at Rikers for a parole violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: The Supreme Court held 25 years ago that it is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled people.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

It’s easy—and wrong—to diagnose the problem as a violation of a grammatical rule called subject control.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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