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The moment a rule stops being theoretical and starts being personal.
means An act of breaking, disregarding, or failing to comply with a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights.
from From Latin violare, 'to treat with violence, dishonor, or outrage' — itself likely related to vis, 'force' or 'power.' The Latin verb passed into English violation in the 14th-15th century, carrying its original charge of forcible injury even as it settled into the calmer language of broken rules and overstepped boundaries.
- legal sense
- breach of law, duty, or agreement
- physical sense
- can describe assault or trespass
- emotional weight
- word implies harm, not just error
- etymology
- from latin violare, to treat with force