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violate

[vahy-uh-leyt] / ˈvaɪ əˌleɪt /




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Generally, when an officer is found to have violated the department’s deadly force policy, the department launches a personnel complaint investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

A vice signaler typically violates moral or other standards of an out-group precisely in order to look good to the fellow members of some in-group.

From Salon

The complaint alleges that Costco violated consumer laws in California, where the chickens were purchased, and in Washington, where Costco is headquartered.

From Los Angeles Times

Ahmed and two U.S. officials accused the Syrian forces of frequently violating the truce, including with attacks on the region’s main roads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Minnesota’s Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon, like many officials in other states, has declined to provide the data because he says doing so would violate state and federal privacy laws.

From Salon