violation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvaɪɵˈleɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
violation (countable and uncountable, plural violations)
- The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
- An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
- (euphemistic) Rape.
Antonyms
Translations
act or instance of violating
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rape — see rape
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