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VIOLATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of violate 2. to break or act against something, especially a…. Learn more.
VIOLATE definition: 1. to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that…. Learn more.
The company violated its customers' privacy. She was attacked and violated by an unknown intruder.
Violated definition: (of a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.) acted against; not kept or honored; broken or transgressed. See examples of VIOLATED used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt / us / ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt /. to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect: They were charged with violating federal law. It seems that the troops deliberately violated the ceasefire agreement.
verb (used with object) , vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing. to act against (a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.); break, transgress, or fail to honor: He violated city bylaws by building without a permit. I’d stay longer, but I don’t want to violate my curfew.
Violate is a verb that describes actions that show no respect for people, laws, property, and customs. Drivers violate the law when they fail to stop at red lights, and people violate your privacy when they eavesdrop on your personal conversations.
