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What does violate mean?

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  1. (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
  2. (transitive, euphemistic) To rape.
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We need to support whatever decisions our nation makes, as long as they do not directly violate the Word of God.
Second, if you violate that trust, you will be called to account, no matter how powerful, no matter how wealthy.
I'm not advising anybody to break the law, or to violate trademarks or service marks or proprietary names or anything like that.
On the other hand my books don't lend themselves to movies and they tend to violate basic laws of fiction writing.
Bringing up the subject of his infidelity would violate norms of reservedness and submissiveness.
That would violate their sense of amour propre and their self-image as the valiant victims.

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