Definitions for violator

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vi•o•lateˈvaɪ əˌleɪt(v.t.)-lat•ed, -lat•ing.

  1. to break or infringe (a law, promise, instructions, etc.).

    Category: Law

  2. to disturb rudely:

    to violate someone's privacy.

  3. to assault sexually, esp. to rape.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Law

  4. to treat irreverently or disrespectfully; desecrate:

    to violate a church.

Origin of violate:

1400–50; < L violātus, ptp. of violāre to treat with violence

vi′o•la`tor(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. violator, lawbreaker, law offender(noun)

    someone who violates the law

  2. violator, debaucher, ravisher(noun)

    someone who assaults others sexually

Wiktionary

  1. violator(Noun)

    One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.)

  2. violator(Noun)

    In the publishing and packaging industries, a visual element that intentionally "violates" the underlying design, such as a starburst, color bar or "splat" on a product package or magazine cover intended to attract special attention.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Violator(noun)

    one who violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher


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