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								fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns This sentence violates the rules of syntax
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								act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
 violate the basic laws or human civilization
 3.
								destroy
 Don't violate my garden
 violate my privacy
 4.
								violate the sacred character of a place or language
 violate the sanctity of the church
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								force (someone) to have sex against their will
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								destroy and strip of its possession
 
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			| 1. Violate / Past violated
 2. Violate / Third Person
 violates
 3. Violate / Present Participle
 violating
 
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