violation
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Synonyms
breach, crime, debt, error, lawbreaking, malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, offense (or offence), sin, transgression, trespass, wrongdoing
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Clark already faced felonious assault and civil rights violation charges stemming from the July 16, 2018 attack and pepper-spraying of an inmate strapped to a restraint chair at the jail. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Cuyahoga County Jail officer indicted, accused of trying to extort other officer to testify on his behalf," 29 Aug. 2019 The Human Rights Council and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings are critical of the human-rights violations that come with harsh national policies to suppress drug use, and the WHO wants a shift in the status quo. — The Economist, "A global revolution in attitudes towards cannabis is under way," 29 Aug. 2019 Houston safety Jordan Moore has been suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of university policy. — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, "UH safety Jordan Moore suspended indefinitely for unspecified violation," 29 Aug. 2019 Trump has invoked the IEEPA repeatedly to punish Venezuela for its human rights violations and to harm Iran's financial stability. — Jeffrey Sachs For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Trump is smashing the rules of global trade while Congress stays silent," 28 Aug. 2019 The dreaded force has been widely accused by Kashmiris and human rights groups of brutal rights violations, from summary executions, torture and rape to kidnapping suspects as well as civilians for ransom. — Washington Post, "Indian order leaves Kashmir police dispirited, even disarmed," 27 Aug. 2019 Tsitsipas told the official, who already had warned him about getting coaching help, to go ahead and call him for a violation; Dumusois obliged, docking a point. — Howard Fendrich, baltimoresun.com, "Naomi Osaka begins US Open title defense with nervy three-set win; Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem upset," 27 Aug. 2019 There are countless beatings of civilians, mass arbitrary detentions and more human rights violations. — Evan Mawarire, Time, "Violence in Zimbabwe Is Escalating. But We Won't Stop Fighting for Our Freedoms," 23 Aug. 2019 This means looking at our history and calling apartheid a crime against humanity and a gross human rights violation. — NBC News, "South Africa court: Using apartheid-era flag is hate speech, should be punished," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'violation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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