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Noun violation has 5 senses
- misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offence, offense, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony
--1 is a kind of crime, law-breaking
--1 has particulars:
- violation, infringement - an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
--2 is a kind of wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
--2 has particulars:
- trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation - entry to another's property without right or permission
--3 is a kind of wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
--3 has particulars: inroad
- irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act
--4 is a kind of evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity
--4 has particulars: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege
- rape, violation, assault, ravishment - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
--5 is a kind of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sex crime, sex offense
--5 has particulars: date rape; statutory rape, carnal abuse
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