Violation | Mean of violation in English Dictionary

/ˌvajəˈleɪʃən/

• Noun
• the act of doing something that is not allowed by a law or rule
1. a serious violation of the law
2. A second violation was called on the basketball player.
3. a moving violation = a traffic violation [=the act of breaking a law while driving]
4. He was arrested for violation of his parole.
5. The evidence was seized in violation of the law. [=was seized in a way that was illegal]
• the act of ignoring or interfering with a person's rights
1. The group monitors human rights violations.
2. trying to prevent violation of human rights
• the act of showing disrespect for something (such as a holy place) usually by damaging it
1. They were responsible for the violation [=desecration] of the cemetery.