Violations

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/

Definitions

1. Acts of transgressing established laws, rules, or regulations
2. Events characterized by the breach of legal or ethical standards that are expected to be followed
3. Instances where rules, laws, or agreements have been broken or disregarded

Etymology: "Violations" is simply the plural of "violation," so the story belongs to the singular. That noun was borrowed into English from Middle French "violation," which in turn came from Latin "violatio," meaning "injury" or "profanation." The Latin root "violare" meant to treat with force, to maltreat, or to defile something sacred, and it is the same verb that gave English "violate." The Latin sense was physical and moral at once: harming a person or thing, or desecrating what was holy. English "violation" kept that sense of trespass and damage, and over time it narrowed toward breaches of rules, laws, and agreements. The modern meaning is therefore a gentler, more procedural version of the original idea of doing violence to something.

Synonyms: breaches, transgressions, offenses, infringements, contraventions

Antonyms: compliance, obedience, conformity, observance, upholding