violate

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vi·o·late /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 SCCDISOBEYto disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle etc 违背，违反；侵犯

Thirty-four protesters were arrested for violating criminal law.

34名抗议者因违反刑法而被逮捕。

regimes that violate human rights

侵犯人权的政权

► see thesaurus at disobey

2 to do something that makes someone feel that they have been attacked or have suffered a great loss of respect 打扰，侵犯，侵害

Victims of burglaries often feel personally violated.

入室盗窃的受害人往往觉得自己受到了人身侵犯。

The media regularly violates people’s privacy.

媒体经常侵犯人们的隐私。

3 formal to break open a grave, or force your way into a holy place without showing any respect 〔强行〕打开〔坟墓〕；强行进入，亵渎〔圣地〕

Vandals had violated the graveyard.

破坏者亵渎了墓园。

4. literary to force a woman to have sex 强奸 SYN rape

—violator noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

violate• Like no other manner of death, homicide leaves survivors feeling profoundly violated.• Police have arrested twenty people, accused of violating a ban on demonstrations.• Borden's actions violated a court order to stay away from his ex-wife.• However, both the license and the right to use the Program terminate automatically if you violate any part of this Agreement.• He was charged with violating national security laws because of his membership in the Secret Association for Independence.• This action violated the constitution and the Civil Rights Act.• They accused the law enforcement authorities of violating their civil rights by, among other things, fabricating evidence.• Protesters argue that their arrest violated their right to free speech.

violates ... privacy• They said it also violates privacy rights by outlawing some expression within private e-mail correspondence between individuals.

From Longman Business Dictionary

violatevi·o·late /ˈvaɪəleɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1LAWto disobey a law or do something that is against an official agreement, rule etc

The contractors violated the law by laying off workers without notice.

The proposed legislation would violate existing trade agreements.

2violate the rights/privacy of to do something that does not respect someone’s rights, such as their right to be private

There was concern that the company was violating customers’ privacy.

Origin violate

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of violare

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