violations

NOUN

breach; breaking of the law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse contravention encroachment infraction infringement misdemeanor negligence offense transgression

STRONG

break breaking illegality misbehavior nonobservance rupture trespass wrong

WEAK

transgressing trespassing violating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

obedience

WEAK

observance

NOUN

rape, defilement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assault destruction invasion mistreatment pollution

STRONG

blasphemy debasement defacement degradation desecration devastation dishonor outrage profanation rapine ravishment ruin sacrilege spoliation

WEAK

defacing

Antonyms

STRONG

building construction creation honor piety reverence

WEAK

obedience observance

Example Sentences

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State regulators notified Bhakta this year of alleged violations related to the campus, according to documents provided by the state agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A truce to halt the fighting in Lebanon was meant to take hold on April 17, but has never been observed, with both sides justifying their ongoing attacks by the other's alleged violations.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In October 2025, Seoul apologised for the first time for state-sanctioned malpractices, saying "unjust human rights violations" were committed.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In 2023, the ATF revoked the license of a shop in the Phoenix suburbs, Chambered Group, after four inspections in five years turned up a host of violations.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

And are violations of the rule obvious products of mishearing, careless reading, or a chintzy attempt to sound highfalutin?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker