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violate

[vahy-uh-leyt] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt /




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Then Sotomayor spent three pages on the Title IX question, concurring with the majority that West Virginia’s approach to athletics does not violate Title IX—as the plaintiff presented her argument.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

Discovery, arguing the $110 billion acquisition would violate federal antitrust law and harm writers.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

On 7 May, the government launched a nationwide crackdown on products and practices that violate intellectual property rights, including counterfeit goods, online piracy and trademark infringements.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

U.S. antitrust regulators already have concluded the combination would not violate federal anticompetition laws.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Dahlgren did not appear—to do so would be to violate her own argument that women should not participate in public forums—but she offered a written statement titled “Protest against Woman Suffrage.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

A coalition of farming, forestry, restaurant and packaging organizations sued the state in March, arguing the law violates their right to free speech.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

“Hitching a paycheck, benefits and future nest egg to the exact same company violates the golden rule of finance: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held in 2024 that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private nonprofit that regulates stock exchanges, likely violates the private nondelegation doctrine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It said it would review any groups or posts where concerned was raised and remove content which violates its rules.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

I wish that those Seenicruisers would be discontinued; it would seem to me that their height violates some interstate highway statute regarding clearance in tunnels and so forth.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

A 2022 a BBC Disclosure investigation uncovered claims of inappropriate behaviour by Watt towards female staff, and revealed that Brewdog violated import laws and fabricated many of its marketing stories.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia subpoenaed JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo over whether their account closings violated the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act and related laws.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In their complaint, filed in federal court in Washington state, groups including the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club argued the government had blatantly violated "common sense, biological science, and federal law."

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Jackson, 27, could still face discipline from the NFL if the league determines that he violated its personal conduct policy for the second time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

His indifference toward the world was so certain that a few days later José Arcadio violated the promise he had made to his mother and left him free to go out whenever he wanted to.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

"The US military continues to support traffic flow through regional waters for all vessels not violating the blockade," a Centcom statement said.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The attorney, Greg Smith, told The Times that Los Angeles prosecutors are weighing charges against his client for allegedly violating a state law that prohibits recording conversations without the consent of those involved.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

“The department is violating U.S. laws and policies that have grown out of hard-learned lessons from past wars and garnered bipartisan support across multiple administrations,” Shiel said.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Prosecutors had been considering a misdemeanor charge against Abbott for violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and a separate count for misleading the government, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The courtroom was crowded, largely with antiwar protestors who hissed as the government lawyers argued that the Times was violating the Espionage Act.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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