"violate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ Audio: en-us-violate.ogg [US] Forms: violates [present, singular, third-person], violating [participle, present], violated [participle, past], violated [past]
Etymology: From Latin violātus, past participle of violāre (“treat with violence, whether bodily or mental”), from vīs (“strength, power, force, violence”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|violātus}} Latin violātus, {{m|la|violo|violāre|t=treat with violence, whether bodily or mental}} violāre (“treat with violence, whether bodily or mental”), {{m|la|vīs|t=strength, power, force, violence}} vīs (“strength, power, force, violence”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} violate (third-person singular simple present violates, present participle violating, simple past and past participle violated)
  1. (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention). Tags: transitive Translations (to break or fail to act by rules): паруша́ць (parušácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пару́шыць (parúšycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), наруша́вам (narušávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), наруша́ (narušá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), vulnerar (Catalan), lapas (Cebuano), lipas (Cebuano), 違反 (Chinese Mandarin), 违反 (wéifǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 違犯 (Chinese Mandarin), 违犯 (wéifàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 侵害 (qīnhài) (Chinese Mandarin), porušit [perfective] (Czech), overtræde (Danish), krænke (Danish), schenden (Dutch), malrespekti (Esperanto), violer (French), transgresser (French), violar (Galician), არღვევს (arɣvevs) (Georgian), ლახავს (laxavs) (Georgian), ბღალავს (bɣalavs) (Georgian), verletzen (German), brechen (German), überschreiten (German), mißachten (German), übertreten (German), παραβιάζω (paraviázo) (Greek), megsért (Hungarian), megszeg (Hungarian), violacar (Ido), violare (Italian), 破る (yaburu) (Japanese), 違う (tagau) (Japanese), 違反する (ihan suru) (english: a rule) (Japanese), 侵す (okasu) (Japanese), 侵害する (shingai suru) (Japanese), 侵犯する (shimpan suru) (english: a right) (Japanese), 침해하다 (chimhaehada) (Korean), violō (Latin), pekehāwani (english: refers to a truce) (Maori), hara (Maori), takahi (Maori), tāpohe (Maori), hāparu (Maori), tāpohepohe (Maori), naruszać [imperfective] (Polish), pogwałcać [imperfective] (Polish), violar (Portuguese), transgredir (Portuguese), viola (Romanian), încălca (Romanian), наруша́ть (narušátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), нару́шить (narúšitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), porušiť [perfective] (Slovak), prekršiti [perfective] (Slovene), violar (Spanish), vulnerar (Spanish), kränka (Swedish), överträda (Swedish), lumabag (Tagalog), sumuway (Tagalog), labagin (Tagalog), suwayin (Tagalog), అతిక్రమించు (atikramiñcu) (Telugu), пору́шувати (porúšuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), пору́шити (porúšyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), xâm phạm (alt: 侵犯) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-violate-en-verb-tRNlKd2z Disambiguation of 'to break or fail to act by rules': 93 0 7
  2. (transitive) To rape. Tags: transitive Translations (to rape): изнасилвам (iznasilvam) (Bulgarian), violar (Catalan), schenden (Dutch), violer (French), violar (Galician), გაუპატიურება (gauṗaṭiureba) (Georgian), vergewaltigen (German), entehren (German), schänden (German), violare (Italian), pā(w)hera (Maori), violar (Portuguese), изнасиловать (iznasilovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), violar (Spanish), гвалтува́ти (hvaltuváty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-violate-en-verb-CqX9ykQU Disambiguation of 'to rape': 0 100 0
  3. (transitive, prison slang) To cite (a person) for a parole violation. Tags: slang, transitive Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-violate-en-verb-CuimmVN9 Disambiguation of Violence: 18 15 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 18 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 6 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: violable, violative Related terms: violation

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "violable"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "violative"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "violātus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin violātus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "violo",
        "3": "violāre",
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      },
      "expansion": "violāre (“treat with violence, whether bodily or mental”)",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin violātus, past participle of violāre (“treat with violence, whether bodily or mental”), from vīs (“strength, power, force, violence”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "violates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "violating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "violated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "violated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "comply"
        },
        {
          "word": "obey"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Drinking-and-driving violates the law.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Accessing unauthorized files violates security protocol.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To break or disregard (a rule or convention)."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "disregard",
          "disregard"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "parušácʹ",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "паруша́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "parúšycʹ",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пару́шыць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "narušávam",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наруша́вам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "narušá",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "наруша́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "vulnerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "lapas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "lipas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "違反"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wéifǎn",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "违反"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "違犯"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wéifàn",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "违犯"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qīnhài",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "侵害"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "porušit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "overtræde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "krænke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "schenden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "malrespekti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "transgresser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "arɣvevs",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "არღვევს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "laxavs",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "ლახავს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bɣalavs",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "ბღალავს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "verletzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "brechen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "überschreiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "mißachten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "übertreten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "paraviázo",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "παραβιάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "megsért"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "megszeg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violacar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yaburu",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "破る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tagau",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "違う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "a rule",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ihan suru",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "違反する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "okasu",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "侵す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shingai suru",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "侵害する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "a right",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shimpan suru",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "侵犯する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chimhaehada",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "침해하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "refers to a truce",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "pekehāwani"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "hara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "takahi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "tāpohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "hāparu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "tāpohepohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "naruszać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "pogwałcać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "transgredir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "viola"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "încălca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "narušátʹ",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наруша́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "narúšitʹ",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "нару́шить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "porušiť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "prekršiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "violar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "vulnerar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "kränka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "överträda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "lumabag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "sumuway"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "labagin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "suwayin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "atikramiñcu",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "అతిక్రమించు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "porúšuvaty",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пору́шувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "porúšyty",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пору́шити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 0 7",
          "alt": "侵犯",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
          "word": "xâm phạm"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1796, Matthew Gregory Lewis, The Monk",
          "text": "That Antonia whom you violated, was your Sister! That Elvira whom you murdered, gave you birth! Tremble, abandoned Hypocrite! Inhuman Parricide! Incestuous Ravisher!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rape."
      ],
      "id": "en-violate-en-verb-CqX9ykQU",
      "links": [
        [
          "rape",
          "rape"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To rape."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "iznasilvam",
          "sense": "to rape",
          "word": "изнасилвам"
        },
        {
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      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "lapas"
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      "code": "ceb",
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      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "lipas"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "違反"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wéifǎn",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "违反"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "違犯"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "wéifàn",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīnhài",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "侵害"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "porušit"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "overtræde"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "krænke"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "schenden"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "malrespekti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "transgresser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "arɣvevs",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "არღვევს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "laxavs",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "ლახავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bɣalavs",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "ბღალავს"
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      "word": "verletzen"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "brechen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "überschreiten"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "mißachten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "übertreten"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "paraviázo",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "παραβιάζω"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "megsért"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "megszeg"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yaburu",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "破る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tagau",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "違う"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "a rule",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ihan suru",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "違反する"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "okasu",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "侵す"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "shingai suru",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "侵害する"
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      "code": "ja",
      "english": "a right",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimpan suru",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "侵犯する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chimhaehada",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "침해하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violō"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to a truce",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "pekehāwani"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "hara"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "takahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "tāpohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "hāparu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "tāpohepohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "naruszać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "pogwałcać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "transgredir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "viola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "încălca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "narušátʹ",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наруша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "narúšitʹ",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "нару́шить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "porušiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "prekršiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "vulnerar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "kränka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "överträda"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "lumabag"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "sumuway"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "labagin"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "suwayin"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "atikramiñcu",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "అతిక్రమించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "porúšuvaty",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пору́шувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "porúšyty",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пору́шити"
    },
    {
      "alt": "侵犯",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to break or fail to act by rules",
      "word": "xâm phạm"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iznasilvam",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "изнасилвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "schenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "violer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gauṗaṭiureba",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "გაუპატიურება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "vergewaltigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "entehren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "schänden"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "violare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "pā(w)hera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iznasilovatʹ",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "изнасиловать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "violar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hvaltuváty",
      "sense": "to rape",
      "word": "гвалтува́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "violate"
}

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