violation

violation, n.

1. An infraction or breach of the law; a transgression. See INFRACTION.

2. The act of breaking or dishonoring the law; the contravention of a right or duty.

3. Rape; ravishment.

4. Under the Model Penal Code, a public-welfare offense. • In this sense, a violation is not a crime. See Model Penal Code § 1.04(5). — violate, vb. — violative (vI-[schwa]-lay-tiv), adj. — violator, n.

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