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Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." Shak.

Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.] Or is it some abuse, and no such thing Shak. Abuse of distress (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer.

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

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.

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 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.

The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. Bp. Hall.

The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation. Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament. Macaulay. In contravention of all his marriage stipulations. Motley.

A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal.

Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.

In violation of law; wickedly.

ty; withdrawal. The declination of atoms in their descent. Bentley. Every declination and violation of the rules. South.

anor. Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies a delict in the event of its violation. Jeffrey.

To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors.

Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.

Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity; violation of allegiance.

Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition. He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open disobedience. Tillotson.

A moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or transgression; iniquity; fault. Ps. xix. 12.