Sentence examples for violating from inspiring English sources

The word "violating" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this word to describe an action that violates rules, laws, or norms. For example, "John was arrested for violating his parole."

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violating

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Present participle of violate

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It was repeated throughout the show's three hours as a constant reminder to listeners that – whatever Barclays' staggeringly broad sins of the past (mis-selling, rigging interest rates, violating sanctions) – it is now firmly on the side of the angels.

Rodriguez was also cited for obstructing the investigation and for violating the Basic Agreement which is the master document that lays out protocol between the Players and Major League Baseball.

Israel accused Hamas of violating the latest of a series of temporary ceasefires after rockets were launched from Gaza on Tuesday hours before the end of the latest truce, triggering a swift military and political response.

Six Russian organisations have been forced by the laws to shut down operations to avoid criminal prosecutions for repeatedly violating the law, including Side by Side – an LGBT film festival – and various branches of the Golos Association, run by Melkonyants.

According to the law, the agency can fine a violating organisation up to 300,000 roubles (£3,850); a second infringement can incur a fine of up to 500,000 roubles or a suspension of its operations for up to 30 days.

Hughes, 61, spoke as he returned to his home in Florida to await prosecution on charges of violating national airspace and operating an unregistered aircraft.

"It is impossible to see how they are soliciting funds the way they're soliciting, and putting those funds in their political action committee, without violating the law".

The workshops bring home the difficult truth that we are all capable of violating someone else's consent, while creating a safe space to discuss the meaning of consenting positively and enthusiastically.

The agency was fined the equivalent of £620 for violating Kazakhstan's advertising law, and Khamitzhanova was personally fined £434.

The Nigerian government is violating its own laws by keeping a child bride on death row for murdering her husband almost a year after a regional court dismissed the sentence handed down to her, according to a coalition of human rights campaigners.

"Every time an Iranian judge issues a death sentence for a child offender like Ebrahimi, he should remember he is in flagrantly violating his legal responsibilities to administer justice fairly and equitably," said HRW's Joe Stork.

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