violated

Example Sentences

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She said a federal immigration database the Department of Homeland Security was compiling to determine voter eligibility violated privacy laws.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Instead, it violated section 1401 of Title VIII, which reiterated the principles of the 14th Amendment alongside four exceptions established in the 1898 Supreme Court decision U.S. v.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

The European Union General Court in 2021 upheld a 2017 European Commission ruling "that Google had violated competition law by favouring its own shopping service".

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The VMI plaintiffs argued that even if a generalization that most women couldn’t make it through VMI was right, they were an exception that meant the blanket exclusion violated their rights.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

To be “charged” meant that a warder claimed that a prisoner had violated a specific regulation, which could be punished by isolation or by loss of meals and privileges.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela