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violated
[ vahy-uh-ley-tid ]
adjective
- (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.
- (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.
- sexually molested, especially raped:
History shows repeatedly the difficulty for a violated woman to be heard and believed.
- rudely disturbed; thoughtlessly interfered with:
They complain about their violated privacy, but then post way more online than anyone wants to know about them.
- (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
- the simple past tense and past participle of violate.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·±¹¾±Â·´Ç·±ô²¹³Ù·±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of violated1
Example Sentences
He added that the implementation of martial law "damaged people's basic political rights" and "violated the principles of the rule of law and democracy".
A “known blogger†allegedly violated that order and shared a social media post revealing the witness’ identity and appearance, according to a screenshot included in the motion.
District Attorney’s office repeatedly and knowingly violated this constitutional protection.
Le Pen and her allies have boldly declared that France's institutions, and democracy itself, have been "executed", are "dead", or "violated".
The judge went on to approve the request, saying the gag order had been repeatedly violated.
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