violate
/ˈvɑɪ·əˌleɪt/ v [T]Definition
› to break or act against something such as a law, agreement, or principle, or to not respect something that should be treated with respect: The planes appear to have deliberately violated the cease-fire agreement. › A person who violates a place or situation goes where he or she is not wanted or does something the person should not do: Questions of this kind violate my privacy. violator /ˈvɑɪ·əˌleɪ·t̬ər/ n [C] › Violators can be fined up to $500.
(Definition of violate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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