violated
Americanadjective
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(of a law, principle, promise, agreement, instruction, etc.) acted against; not kept or honored; broken or transgressed.
The often violated rule of thumb is that families should not spend more than 30 percent of their budget on housing.
After this betrayal by local authorities, it will take some effort to restore the violated trust of the community.
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(of something precious, sacred, beautiful, etc.) treated with disrespect or contempt; marred or desecrated.
British art of the World War I era is full of images of a torn and violated landscape.
The discovery of the violated tombs has caused pain and distress among the people of the area.
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sexually molested, especially raped.
History shows repeatedly the difficulty for a violated woman to be heard and believed.
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rudely disturbed; thoughtlessly interfered with.
They complain about their violated privacy, but then post way more online than anyone wants to know about them.
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(of a border, home, property, restricted space, etc.) broken through or into by force or without right.
Law enforcement was able to get to the violated border point before the smuggler escaped.
verb
Other Word Forms
- quasi-violated adjective
- unviolated adjective
Etymology
Origin of violated
First recorded in 1535–45; violate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; violate ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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State records show that in 2024 the county violated rules by submitting data that was “incomplete, inaccurate, or inconsistent.”
From Los Angeles Times
The probe looked into whether Summers and other members of Harvard’s faculty and administration had interactions with Epstein that violated its guidelines on accepting gifts and should be subject to disciplinary action.
From Salon
Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.
From Los Angeles Times
Usually the pressure is on schools to make sure rules are not violated, but for Bylaw 600, schools can do everything right and still be punished for a player violating the rule on their own.
From Los Angeles Times
The hearing abruptly went off the record as staff scrambled to figure out who had violated House rules.
From Salon
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