violate betydelse and definition

Betydelse av violate på svenska

• 0 to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect:

  • They were charged with violating federal law.

  • It seems that the troops deliberately violated the ceasefire agreement.

  • The doctor has been accused of violating professional ethics.

  • The fishermen claimed that ships from another country had violated their territorial waters.

  • Questions of this kind violate my privacy and I am not willing to answer them.

  • She said that she had been treated so roughly by the hospital staff that she felt violated.

• 1 to break or act against something such as a law, agreement, or principle, or to not respect something that should be treated with respect:

  • The planes appear to have deliberately violated the cease-fire agreement.

  • Questions of this kind violate my privacy.

• 2 to break a law, agreement, rule etc.:

  • They were charged with violating federal law.

  • The CEO has been accused of violating professional ethics.

• 3 to act in a way that does not show respect for an important principle:

  • Questions of this kind violate my privacy, and I am not willing to answer them.

  • It is important that we do not violate the customer's trust.