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violate

[vahy-uh-layt] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt /




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“Any officers who violate those standards are held accountable through investigations that may culminate in their peace officer status being suspended or revoked entirely.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Make the wrong kind of rollover or violate certain distribution rules, and there may be no way to correct the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The lack of enforcement power by the Southern Section only leads to coaches continuing to violate the rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Artificial trading activity that has no economic value, or so-called “wash trading,” can violate commodities and securities trading laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He suffers but at least he isn’t required to violate his own identity.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Despite all the public discourse around loneliness and the need to connect, the cold call violates some of the communication norms we’ve spent decades developing.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The organisation, which wants an end to IPPs, said the sentence "violates serious human rights".

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The US Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the new $1 coin violates that law.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

In the end, the high court’s directions did not change Hittner’s determination that the law violates the 1st and 14th amendments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“But,” Rick interrupted, “for you to have two horses and me none, that violates the whole basic theological and moral structure of Mercerism.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The startup, in the throes of responding to rogue AI incidents, said three employees violated policies for handling sensitive company data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But all of this is uncharted territory for Congress, as Briffault explained: “The problem is, the laws have never been significantly enforced because they’ve never been violated in such an egregious way,” he said.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

In June, a federal judge ruled that the system was illegal and violated the privacy rights of Americans.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gov. Dale Caldwell after an independent investigation found he repeatedly violated state policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Somehow, I convinced myself, I had violated the code and thus would have to submit to punishment.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

The Chinese technology giant is accused of violating Iran sanctions and stealing competitors’ trade secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work," a spokesperson told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

San Francisco 49ers owner and CEO Jed York has been suspended for six games and fined $500,000 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The penalties for violating security regulations covering information judged to be sensitive had a distinctly militaristic cast, with fines of up to $300,000 and jail terms as long as thirty years for “willful” disclosures.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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