How to Use violation in a Sentence

violation

noun
  • A second violation was called on the basketball player.
  • He was arrested for violation of his parole.
  • The group monitors human rights violations.
  • Each violation can result in a fine of up to $5,000 and six months in jail.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The driver of the SUV was cited for a marked lanes violation, the statement said.
    Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Dixon said state law caps the fines at $500 per violation.
    Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • If workers are present in the zone at the time of the violation, those ticket prices can be doubled.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
  • This has led to the discovery of scores of new violations, sources say.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • No matter, the goal was wiped off the board for DeBrusk’s violation.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Duncanville was banned from the playoffs by the UIL for a rules violation, and Howard was suspended for the rest of this school year.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The school did not name swimmers involved in the violations.
    Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The penalty for class size violations is so high because the fine is not based on the number of rule-breaking schools.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
  • He was charged a ball for a pitch timer violation in the first inning wgile facing Tucker.
    Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Those who slip up are fined $20 for each violation, money put toward the team beer fund.
    Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
  • The fire chief ordered them to fix the violations by Jan. 9 and, upon coming back on Jan. 16, found that five remained, the city alleged.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Mar-Jac has been fined for safety violations in the past, as well, according to the complaint.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That’s how much Trump had been fined for two separate violations of the gag order.
    Brian Bushard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The guard who was fired had a cellphone in the tower, which is a violation of Chester County Prison policy, the spokesperson said.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Video ads, even with no sound, feel like a violation of modern TV-viewing norms.
    Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
  • So there's a question of whether the emails sent by McCormack and others were in violation of this rule.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The allocation is now being challenged in court as a violation of the state's gift clause.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Firearms and other weapons violations may result in lengthy jail time.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Brooklyn Hughes was sent to Leavenworth in the spring of 2023 for about nine months on a parole violation.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
  • These violations occurred over the course of that three-month period.
    Hope McKenney, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Among the 44 violations found by a routine inspection that shut down a Little Havana restaurant for a day, the roach problem jumped off the list.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Business owners who fail to comply with the ban will receive a warning for a first violation.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For one, proving the records were falsified to hide violations of election laws could be a challenge.
    Rosalind S. Helderman, Perry Stein, Ann E. Marimow, Shayna Jacobs, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • He was sent back to prison in February for this parole violation.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The lawsuit also alleged a trademark law violation for hiding Glupteba in a tool that claimed to download videos from YouTube.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Before the crash, a Kansas City police officer pulled over a blue Kia Soul for a traffic violation, police said.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024

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