violate
Example Sentences
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Eight co-defendants, including five who testified against Lai, were given sentences of 6 years and 3 months to 10 years for violating the security law.
DiNanno said the Chinese military “sought to conceal testing by obfuscating the nuclear explosions because it recognized these tests violate test ban commitments.”
Judges, meanwhile, are openly complaining that filings are late, orders are ignored and basic constitutional requirements are being violated.
From Salon
This was over his ownership of shares in a small publishing company, which was judged to violate rules against politicians controlling news media.
From BBC
An earlier editorial, published a day after Beijing announced the probes, said their actions "seriously undermined and violated the system of responsibility of the CMC chairman", Xi.
From Barron's
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