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onsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment. Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen. Macaulay.…

To violate; to ravish. Spenser.

A man who violates his religious covenant. Jer. ix. 2.

A woman who violates her religious engagements. James iv. 4.

Disregard or violation of law. [R.] Glanvill.

[Archaic] The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. Dryden.

oman Doric" orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance. -- Attic faith, inviolable faith. -- Attic purity, special purity of language. -- Attic salt, Attic wit, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians. -- Attic story. See Attic, n. -- Attic style, a style pure and elegant.…

The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matt. xvii. 22.

An Australian bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus or holosericeus), allied to the starling, which constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them with brightcolored objects; the satin bird.

The tenor viola, or viola.

Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise.

To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise. Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . . To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray. Milton

Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.

The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace. Burrill.

The offense of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. The Commandments, The Ten Commandments, the Decalogue, or summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai. (Ex. xx.)

To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife.

re conniving. Burke. The government thought it expedient, occasionally, to connive at the violation of this rule. Macaulay.

One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham.

To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] Shak.