Vī/o-lā'tion, n.
n. [Fr. violation, Pr. violacio, Sp. violacion, It. violazione, Lat. violatio.]
- The act of violating, or the state of being violated; interruption, as of sleep or peace.
- Infringement; transgression; non-observance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, engagements, and promises. “The violation of my faith.” Shak.
- Act of irreverence; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.
- Ravishment; rape; stupration.