"knowing violation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it whenever you want to refer to someone who is aware of the rules they are breaking. For example, "The teacher gave him an expelled for his knowing violation of the school dress code."
Or, the government could argue that, even if the initial gusher involved only negligence (a misdemeanor under the Clean Water Act) each additional day represents a knowing violation.
They charged Nucor with a knowing violation of safety for having allowed water to accumulate near the casting tower & in the slagging area.
Virtually every knowing violation of the Commodities Exchange Act is a crime, but taking money from segregated customer accounts is at the top of the list.
Mr. Palmore, the government lawyer, said the arrangement was "a willful and intentional, knowing violation of regulatory requirements, because they were able to undercut their competitors by not playing by the rules".
The paradigmatic wrong for which punishment seems appropriate is an intentional or knowing violation of the important rights of another, such as murder or rape.
The knowing violation of privacy is the substance of the harm.
The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana found that Judge Quirk had engaged in knowing violations of the Constitution and recommended that he be suspended without pay for 12 months.
The ombudsman's office would investigate and resolve complaints, and could impose a penalty of up to $200 for knowing violations of state statutes.
"Justice Scalia has either overlooked or chosen to ignore the fact that bad faith, knowing violations may be caused by improper supervision," Justice Stevens said.
When consumers provide proof of insurance but servicers fail to refund their money, the fines start at $5,000 a day for negligence and go up to $1 million a day for what the law calls "knowing violations".
US District Judge John Bates said the company's conduct involved "deception, duplicity and knowing violations of law, I think it's fair to say, on an enormous scale".
