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noun
a person or organization that infringes a law, rule, agreement, right, boundary, or another person's bodily autonomy
Repeat violators of the safety code faced increasingly severe penalties.
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From Middle English violator, from Latin violator, 'one who injures, dishonors, or violates,' an agent noun from violare, 'to treat with violence, profane, or break.' The modern word applies broadly to breaches of laws, rights, boundaries, and persons.