Syn. — To injure; disturb; interrupt; infringe; transgress; profane; deflour; debauch; dishonor.
VIOLATION
Vi`o*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]
Defn: 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.
VIOLATIVE
Vi"o*la*tive, a.
Defn: Violating, or tending to violate.
VIOLATOR
Vi"o*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher.
VIOLE
Vi"ole, n.
Defn: A vial. [Obs.] Chaucer.
VIOLENCE
Vi"o*lence, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. violentia. See Violent.]