violating

Verb

violate (third-person singular simple present violates, present participle violating, simple past and past participle violated)

1. (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
   • Drinking-and-driving violates the law.

   Antonyms:

   comply, obey

2. (transitive) To rape.
   • That Antonia whom you violated, was your Sister! That Elvira whom you murdered, gave you birth! Tremble, abandoned Hypocrite! Inhuman Parricide! Incestuous Ravisher!1796, Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk

   Synonyms:

   ravish, viole, vitiate, abuse, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force, misuse

3. (slang, transitive) To cite (a person) for a parole violation.
   • If you don't have a job, you can't pay the money, then you get violated and have to go back to prison.2009, Shakti Belway, Bearing Witness, page 12

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