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violation

[vahy-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən /




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Even attesting to the Irish that they don’t do any of the banned trade would be a U.S. violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He added: "It is a serious human rights violation, and it is one more reason why two British citizens, with no other options left, are now starving themselves in protest."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But I don’t think any serious antitrust enforcer who looks at the facts, the law, the economics of this transaction will see an antitrust violation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

US Central Command called the attack an "egregious ceasefire violation."

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Moreover, the idea of action at a distance–that one particle could instantaneously influence another trillions of miles away–was a stark violation of the special theory of relativity.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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