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The phrase "a violation of decorum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or behavior that is considered inappropriate or disrespectful in a particular social context.
Example: "His loud outburst during the formal meeting was seen as a violation of decorum."
Alternatives: "a breach of etiquette" or "an infringement of propriety".
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The campaign finance groups say the solicitation went beyond a violation of decorum.
The incident amounted to sacrilege in a sport where wrestlers scatter salt to purify the ring, and even the faintest smile after a victory is considered a violation of decorum.
Webster explained this kind of thing this way: "Language which cannot be uttered in company without a violation of decorum or the rules of good breeding exposes the scriptures to the scoffs of unbelievers, impairs their authority, and multiplies or confirms the enemies of our holy religion".
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To denounce the two villagers would have been an insult, a violation of village decorum.
Do not let anyone convince you that Trump's evils are matters of performance or personality or affect that they can be overlooked, or that there is a mere violation of decorum underway.
Do not let anyone convince you that Trump's evils are matters of performance or personality or affect — that they can be overlooked, or that there is a mere violation of decorum underway.
In an extraordinary violation of decorum, Arab journalists didn't merely report this abdication, they barracked it Saudi Arabia's stance - which it has subsequently sought to correct by harshly criticizing America's tolerance of Israel's "savagery, killing and destruction" - was also unashamedly, if surreptitiously, sectarian.
But this latest taunt was worse than just another display of disloyalty or violation of decorum.
This latest taunt was worse than just another display of disloyalty or violation of decorum.
Because I worry that my revelations of anxiety and struggle will be a litany of Too Much Information, a violation of basic standards of restraint and decorum.
A violation of a sort.
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