violation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: violation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for violation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
violation n a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement] an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" Synonym(s): violation, infringement entry to another's property without right or permission Synonym(s): trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation a disrespectful act Synonym(s): irreverence, violation the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will Synonym(s): rape, violation, assault, ravishment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violation \Vi`ola"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. [bd]The violation of my faith.[b8] --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.