violate

Example Sentences

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There may be more, as Bondi continues to violate the law by holding back some files.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The district attorney said the text messages would help prove “that intent to defraud, that intent to commit money laundering, this intent to violate our conflict of interest laws.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It had been enacted 23 years earlier and had never once been enforced, presumably because officials recognized that it would violate all sorts of First Amendment protections, perhaps most notably the freedom of the press.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

That though would be a difficult political choice and would violate a founding principle of the NHS – that our health services should be available to all.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“Members of the party do not violate the party’s decisions.”

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright