violate
Example Sentences
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It would violate the Fifth Amendment’s prohibition on government taking property without just compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Many Southern California creeks and concrete-lined channels are deemed “impaired” by regulators because pollution levels violate water quality standards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Alice Darson, an urban planning lawyer from Paris, said the detention centre should not violate planning regulations as it falls under the category of "facilities of collective interest and public service".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The search would still violate the rights of innocent box-holders even if officers looked quickly and moved on.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
It could not have been completely uniform, because that would violate the uncertainty principle of quantum theory.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing violate
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