violate
                            // violates, violating, violated
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                            If you violate an agreement, law, or promise, you break it.
                            He is violating his contract.
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                            violation //
                            They blockaded the Suez Canal in violation of international agreements.
                            ...violations of the Constitution.
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                            If you violate someone's privacy or peace, you disturb it; a formal use
                            The calm of the press lounge was suddenly violated.
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                            If someone violates a holy place, they treat it with disrespect or
                            violence.
                            ...a curse on those who violated the tomb of the king.
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                            violation
                            ...the violation of our homes.
                            The disaster aroused suspicions of negligence and violations.
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