## Meanings
1. An act that breaks a law, agreement, or right.
2. A minor offence, less serious than a felony.
3. The act of entering someone's property or space without permission.

## Examples
- They claimed a violation of their rights under the Fifth Amendment.
- He was fined for a parking violation.
- Reading her diary felt like a serious violation of her privacy.

## Synonyms
- desecration
- transgression

## Antonyms
- compliance
- obedience

## Derived Forms
- vio

## Related Forms
- violable
- violate
- violative
- violator

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Violation is borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as vio and related forms such as violable, violate, and violative. In present use it covers an act that breaks a law, agreement, or right, a minor offence, less serious than a felony, and the act of entering someone's property or space without permission.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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