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vio·late [ˈvaɪəleɪt] VB trans

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2. violate (enter, cross illegally):

to violate sth
in etw acc eindringen

3. violate (not respect):

to violate sb's privacy/rights
jds Privatsphäre/Rechte verletzen
to violate a tomb
ein Grab schänden

4. violate form (rape):

to violate sb
jdn vergewaltigen
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to violate a regulation
eine Vorschrift verletzen
to violate a tomb
ein Grab schänden
to violate a ceasefire agreement
ein Waffenstillstandsabkommen brechen
to violate a law/rule
gegen ein Gesetz/eine Regel verstoßen
to violate sb's privacy/rights
jds Privatsphäre/Rechte verletzen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The 1981 federal law was found to be violating free speech.
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A pastor who violates this trust might be on the losing end of a suit for an invasion of privacy or defamation.
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They also expressed concern that the complex would violate the coastal regulation zone guidelines.
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The movement was found not to have violated any laws.
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This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace.
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A government website was created to denounce the websites that violate this law.
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One point deducted for violating budget rules. 3.
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Sometimes however an unlikeable protagonist may not suffer any consequences, which violates our moral expectations, and also make the audience cringe.
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The article, which reads like a press release from a natural gas company, ran without listing its author, which also violates the magazine's normal guidelines.
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He backed out of the role rather than violate the union's rules.
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