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Violates

To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

📖 Definitions of "Violates"

verb
  1. 1

    To break or disregard (a rule or convention).

    "Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol."

  2. 2

    To rape.

  3. 3

    To cite (a person) for a parole violation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Violates"

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WordDefinition
infractverb(transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
go againstverbTo oppose; to resist
desecrateverb(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.
dishonourverbTo bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
profaneverb(transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
dishonorverbAmerican standard spelling of dishonour.
offendverb(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
outrageverb(transitive) To inspire feelings of outrage in.
despoilverb(transitive) To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
plunderverb(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
rapeverb(chiefly transitive) To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.
ravishverb(transitive, usually passive voice) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
transgressverb(transitive) To act in violation of some law.
breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
breachverb(transitive) To violate or break.
affectsverb(transitive) To influence or alter.
breachesnoun(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
breaksverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
contradictsverbTo deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
contraryverb(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.

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