| 释义 |
vi·o·la·tion
\ˌvīəˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English violacion, from Latin violation-, violatio, from violatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or action of violating or the quality or state of being violated: as
a. : an infringement or transgression
< a violation of law >
< violation of promises >
specifically : an infringement of the rules in sports that is less serious than a foul and that usually involves technicalities of play (as a rules infraction in basketball for which the ball is awarded to the opponents out of bounds)
b. : an act of irreverance : desecration, profanation
< violation of a church >
c. : interruption, disturbance
< violation of civil order >
< violation of the peace >
d. : ravishment, rape
< the violation of civilian population >
Synonyms: see breach |