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To treat in a violent manner; to abuse. His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his daughters with rape. Milton.

Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken. His fortune of arms was still inviolate. Bacon.

In an inviolate manner.

The state of being inviolate.

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.

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

To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. Macaulay.

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 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 violate; to ravish. [Obs.] Shak.

To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. Johnson.

Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers.

A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass. "Forgive us our debts." Matt. vi. 12.

To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate. The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. Prior.

One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.

To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.