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    vi·o·late
    [ˈvīəˌlāt]
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    violate (verb) · violates (third person present) · violated (past tense) · violated (past participle) · violating (present participle)
    1. break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement):
      "they violated the terms of a ceasefire"
      Opposite:
      comply with
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin violat- ‘treated violently’, from the verb violare.
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    What happens if a person violates a law?
    If someone violates an agreement, law, or promise, they break it. They went to prison because they violated the law. To deprive the boy of his education is a violation of state law. If you violate someone's privacy or peace, you disturb it. These men were violating her family's privacy.

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    What does violating a law mean?
    verb (used with object),vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing. to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor: He violated city bylaws by building without a permit. I’d stay longer, but I don’t want to violate my curfew.

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    What is a synonym for violates?
    Synonyms for VIOLATES: breaks, contravenes, offends, breaches, transgresses, ignores, disobeys, infringes (on or upon); Antonyms of VIOLATES: follows, obeys, conforms (to), observes, complies (with), minds, serves, yields (to) Merriam-Webster Logo Menu Toggle Merriam-Webster Logo Hello, Username Log In Sign Up

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    What does it mean if a driver violates the law?
    Violate is a verb that describes actions that show no respect for people, laws, property, and customs. Drivers violate the law when they fail to stop at red lights, and people violate your privacy when they eavesdrop on your personal conversations. Violate comes from the Latin word violatus which means "to break," as in a promise or oath.

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