violation

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Birotte said he agreed with the defense attorneys that the failure to turn over discovery constituted a Brady violation, in which suppression of evidence favorable to the defense violates due process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

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

I imagined Mom’s I-told-you-so look as I filled in my dress-code violation: disruptive physical alteration.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez