violation
    n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor,
         misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement]
    2: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a
       violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn:
       violation, infringement]
    3: entry to another's property without right or permission [syn:
       trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion,
       usurpation]
    4: a disrespectful act [syn: irreverence, violation]
    5: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
       against her will [syn: rape, violation, assault,
       ravishment]

Violation \Vi`o*la"tion\, n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]
   The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring;
   the state of being violated. Specifically: 
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   (a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the
       violation of law or positive command, of covenants,
       promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." --Shak.
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   (b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or
       contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the
       violation of a church. --Udall.
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   (c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
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   (d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. --Shak.
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VIOLATION. An act done unlawfully and with force. In the English stat. of 25 
E. III., st. 5, c. 2, it is declared to be high treason in any person who 
shall violate the king's companion; and it is equally high treason in her to 
suffer willingly such violation. This word has been construed under this 
statute to mean carnal knowledge. 3 Inst. 9; Bac. Ab, Treason, E.