Vi`o*la"tion (?), n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.] The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated. Specifically: --

(a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." Shak.

(b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church. Udall.

(c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.

(d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. Shak.

Vi`o*la"tion (?), n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.] The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated. Specifically: --

(a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." Shak.

(b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church. Udall.

(c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.

(d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. Shak.

• The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
  
• An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.