VIOLA'TION, noun 1. The act of violating or injuring; interruption, as of sleep or peace. 2. Infringement; transgression; non-observance; as the violation of law or positive command; a violation of covenants, engagements and promises; a violation of vows. 3. Act of irreverence; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as the violation of a church. 4. Ravishment; rape.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI