violate
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- v fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
This sentence violates the rules of syntax - v act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
violate the basic laws or human civilization - v destroy
Don't violate my garden
violate my privacy - v violate the sacred character of a place or language
violate the sanctity of the church - v force (someone) to have sex against their will
- v destroy and strip of its possession
- What law did he violate? I am not a judge, so I can't tell you all the details.
- The Chicago Lawyers' Committee recently sued Craigslist for running ads that allegedly violate the Fair Housing Act, a federal law that bans housing discrimination.
- She would then violate the rules for the suspension of her sentence by seeing him again -- and becoming pregnant again.