Hypertext Webster Gateway: "violation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Violation \Vi`o*la"tion\, n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]
The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring;
the state of being violated. Specifically:
(a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the
violation of law or positive command, of covenants,
promises, etc. ``The violation of my faith.'' --Shak.
(b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or
contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the
violation of a church. --Udall.
(c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
(d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
violation
n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour},
{infraction}, {offence}, {offense}, {infringement}]
2: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed
a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn:
{infringement}]
3: entry to another's property without right or permission
[syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {intrusion}]
4: a disrespectful act [syn: {irreverence}]
5: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
against her will [syn: {rape}, {assault}, {ravishment}, {sexual
assault}]
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