violation

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion

noun

  1. The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
    1. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
    2. (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.

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