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Violation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Violation : (noun)
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, usurpation]
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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VIOLATION. An act done unlawfully and with force. In the English stat. of 25
E. III., st. 5, c. 2, it is declared to be high treason in any person who
shall violate the king's companion; and it is equally high treason in her to
suffer willingly such violation. This word has been construed under this
statute to mean carnal knowledge. 3 Inst. 9; Bac. Ab, Treason, E.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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