violated

verb

past tense of violate
1
as in broke
to fail to keep you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building

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2
as in destroyed
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses

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3
as in raped
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent criminal statutes delineating acts that constitute violating another person

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Recent Examples of violated In September, a drone that violated Lithuanian airspace was shot down over the nation’s territory for the first time, following similar incidents in Latvia and Estonia. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 The release of the footage comes after the Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press filed a motion earlier this year for it to be unsealed, arguing that keeping it from the public violated the First Amendment. — Juan Benn Jr, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 In 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency found that GEO Group had violated federal law by misusing HDQ Neutral. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Another organization, Bay Area Community Resources, violated grant rules by charging higher hotel rates than the federal per-diem limit. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The suit argues their First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The plaintiffs in that case alleged the rodeo arena violated city zoning ordinances. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 The court, in an opinion authored by Judge Lance Neff, said the report went beyond the grand jury’s authority and that its disclosure violated confidentiality rules. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Bonta said his office is investigating whether OpenAI violated any laws and vowed to use the state’s enforcement powers to protect California residents. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for violated
  1. broke
  2. destroyed
  3. raped
  4. breached
  5. desecrated
  6. assaulted
  7. contravened
  8. defiled
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  • With Vegas short-handed early in the second period, Seattle’s Brandon Montour broke his stick on a hard shot from the blue line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In late September 2026, news broke that Seaver was fired as the country icon’s head of security.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of broke
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  • Climate change was considered a factor in the December 2021 wildfire that destroyed Somauroo's home, after the county's suit was originally filed.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Climate change was considered a factor in the 2021 Marshall Fire that destroyed Somauroo’s home, after the county's suit was originally filed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Earlier this week, the New York governor called for a third-party investigation into Cornell over its internal investigation into the seven fraternity members who allegedly raped Jane Doe in 2024.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The report claimed Doe did tell Cornell police officers that she was raped, but that information did not make its way into the voluntary statement the department sent to the district attorney's office.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The satirical remarks drew criticism after a man later breached security at the Washington Hilton event while armed with a shotgun, handgun and several knives.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After rising into the 90s last week, Sacramento topped out with a blazing high of 99 degrees on Saturday, while other parts of the Central Valley breached 100 degrees (looking at you Redding).
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of breached
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  • Then in January 2026, according to police, a potential family member reached out to police and said the mausoleum and grave of a relative at Riverview Cemetery were unlawfully desecrated in 2002.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Skeletal remains found in a Wilmington, Delaware, park 15 years ago have been identified as a woman who died in 1907, and whose gravesite was later desecrated.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of desecrated
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  • According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Large private surveys of students at multiple colleges consistently estimate that 1 in 5 college women are assaulted while attending university.
    — Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of assaulted
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  • The Kremlin denied Russia's tests of the Burevestnik missile at a nuclear facility contravened nuclear weapons testing regulations.
    — Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of contravened
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  • The Tesla’s desecration follows a vandalism spree in Queens that saw religious centers, homes and vehicles defiled with swastikas and antisemitic slogans last month.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • And earlier this month, Russia prompted outrage by installing an exhibit that some commentators said defiled the Katyn Memorial, the site of the mass execution of Polish POWs by the Soviets in 1940.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of defiled

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“Violated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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