1
as in breaking
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in destroying
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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as in raping
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person
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Recent Examples of violating
Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.
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Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
The penalties for violating the Act can be severe.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The firm is accusing these parties of violating various Texas state laws by allegedly offering a former client of Buzbee's money in exchange for suing his company.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Rangers cited dozens of people for violating the closure.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
The ruling this week by Justice James Mellor of England's High Court of Justice said that Wright cannot pursue that lawsuit without violating previous court orders.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Critics argued the bill would out and potentially endanger trans children, while violating student privacy protections under California law.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israel’s incursion, accusing it of exploiting the disarray in Syria and violating international law.
—Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
The penalties for violating the Act can be severe.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The firm is accusing these parties of violating various Texas state laws by allegedly offering a former client of Buzbee's money in exchange for suing his company.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Rangers cited dozens of people for violating the closure.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
The ruling this week by Justice James Mellor of England's High Court of Justice said that Wright cannot pursue that lawsuit without violating previous court orders.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Critics argued the bill would out and potentially endanger trans children, while violating student privacy protections under California law.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have condemned Israel’s incursion, accusing it of exploiting the disarray in Syria and violating international law.
—Sarah El Deeb, Bassem Mroue, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violating
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Epic parties to kid-friendly fun Nour Rahal is a trending and breaking news reporter.—
Nour Rahal,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The most pressing problem concerns European Union rules on carbon dioxide emissions, with bottom-line-destroying fines for the bigger failures.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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At this point, most of the surveys are showing roughly seventy per cent of Israelis would prefer a hostage deal to whatever the alternative is, like destroying Hamas by any means.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander all from Miami Beach, are also facing at least four other civil lawsuits filled with disturbing allegations of drugging and raping women.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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Judge Torres has granted lawyer Alex Spiro's request to file a dismissal motion in the lawsuit that accuses Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Another interesting statistic is that after breaching minus 8%, the market was higher 30 days later 70% of the time.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2024
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Law enforcement waited some 77 minutes at the scene before breaching a classroom and killing the gunman.—
Jenny Wagnon Courts,
ABC News,
19 Dec. 2024
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The men allegedly took turns assaulting Doe while the female celebrity watched.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
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In another setback, Le Pen lost his European Parliament seat in 2002 for a year for assaulting a Socialist politician during a 1997 election campaign.—
Thomas Adamson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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But should investors really be ignoring small caps in 2025?—
Bret Kenwell,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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See video … WATCH RAYMOND ARROYO – Biden rewarded murderers while ignoring the innocent and their families.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Which program will pay the most for the valuable service of demolishing them?—
Sam Blum,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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His endless highlight reel will be one of the lasting stories of the 2024 college football season — a sledgehammer in shoulder pads, demolishing defenders in his path.—
Justin Williams,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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