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VIOLATIONS
Noun
violations
plural of violation
Source: Wiktionary
VIOLATION
Vi`o*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]
Definition: The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated. Specifically: -- (a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." Shak. (b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church. Udall. (c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance. (d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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