Definitions for violation

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violation vi·o·la·tion

Spelling: [vahy-uh-ley-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən/

Violation is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 241 anagrams from letters in violation (aiilnootv).

Definitions for violation

noun

1. the act of violating.
2. the state of being violated.
3. a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.:
4. desecration; profanation:
5. sexual molestation, especially rape.
6. a distortion of meaning or fact.

Origin of violation

1400-50; late Middle English Latin violātiōn- (stem of violātiō), equivalent to violāt(us) (see violate) + -iōn- -ion