violated

verb

past tense of violate
1
as in broke
to fail to keep you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building

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2
as in destroyed
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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3
as in raped
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 violated The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah violated the ceasefire by attacking Israeli soldiers inside Lebanon, seriously wounding three. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 McHale found that Washington is likely to succeed in proving its claims that Kalshi violated state laws on gambling and consumer protection. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 Since Mangione was indicted in both state and federal court, his legal team has repeatedly argued that dual prosecutions violated double jeopardy protections. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 The prosecutor's office previously said Mathers allegedly violated her alcohol monitoring device four times since May 28. — Christina Hall, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 However, the lawsuit points out nine city ordinances that the company’s construction work has violated up until early August. — Ilana Arougheti updated August 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026 The bill would give the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission the power to fine influencers and committees if they are found to have violated the law, allowing the commission to bypass the court process. — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The justices ruled that any cap on such spending violated the First Amendment’s free-speech rights. — Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, the House Communication Standards Commission sent a letter to the Democratic official who filed the complaint saying its members unanimously found substantial reason to believe Edwards violated rules regarding franked mail. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
  1. broke
  2. destroyed
  3. raped
  4. breached
  5. desecrated
  6. assaulted
  7. contravened
  8. defiled
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  • In Paris at the European championships, the corresponding major event across the pond, Italy’s Sara Curtis, who also trains at the University of Virginia, broke the three-year-old 50-meter backstroke mark.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the first semifinal, Swiatek broke Svitolina’s serve at love for a 5-3 lead in the third set.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke
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  • Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • In May, an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Williams raped and strangled Holland after offering her mother $2,500 for the child to perform oral sex on him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • A little more than two hours after the 911 call, with a regional SWAT team and Cowley County sheriff’s deputies joining the standoff, authorities breached the home and found the bodies, DeLong said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the screwworm flies breached the barrier in 2022 and have made their way northward, eventually leading to the new US cases in animals this year.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of breached
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  • The measure adds new grounds to Argentina’s immigration law, allowing authorities to bar, deport and revoke visas of people found to have promoted hatred against Argentines in spoken or written statements or who have desecrated national symbols.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Those are the kinds of things that can't be broken into or taken away or desecrated.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Definition of desecrated
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  • An investigation found that the man allegedly assaulted his 63-year-old father and threatened to kill people at the home following an argument.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The man allegedly assaulted Dyer before taking off on foot, according to the Maui Police Department.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of assaulted
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  • The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations.
    — Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of contravened
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  • The Tesla’s desecration follows a vandalism spree in Queens that saw religious centers, homes and vehicles defiled with swastikas and antisemitic slogans last month.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • And earlier this month, Russia prompted outrage by installing an exhibit that some commentators said defiled the Katyn Memorial, the site of the mass execution of Polish POWs by the Soviets in 1940.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of defiled

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