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- adjective Conveys the sense of having been abused sexually (see
womanize ). - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
violate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
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Examples
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The social networking site said it found recently that an app called "Tagme" had again violated this prohibition, but that the developer, BitRhymes Inc., had "promptly complied."
MySpace, Apps Share User IDs With Advertisers, WSJ Reports AP 2010
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The social networking site said it found recently that an app called "Tagme" had again violated this prohibition, but that the developer, BitRhymes Inc., had "promptly complied."
MySpace, Apps Share User IDs With Advertisers, WSJ Reports AP 2010
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Two students say the admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin violated the federal civil rights law.
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But to decry that Williams 'First Amendment rights are being violated is quite simply not the issue.
The First Amendment never protected your job Jena McGregor 2010
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When they are violated, is it enough that those guilty merely be subject to public disapproval?
The Paradox of Law: The Past as Prologue « Antiwar.com Blog 2009
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Two students say the admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin violated the federal civil rights law.
Cafferty: Race-based admissions a good idea at public colleges? 2010
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Litigating when your rights have been violated is a responsibility just like voting.
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Litigating when your rights have been violated is a responsibility just like voting.
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In my view, Sarah Palin violated this rule in the campaign.
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The state Personnel Board-sanctioned investigation is the second into whether Palin violated state ethics law in firing her public safety commissioner, and it contradicts the earlier findings by a special counsel hired by the state Legislature.
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