violative

[ vahy-uh-ley-tiv, vahy-uh-luh-tiv ]

adjective

1. involving violation.

Other Words From

• non·vio·lative adjective
• un·vio·lative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of violative¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; violate + -ive

Example Sentences

Gen. Rob Bonta said Norwalk’s actions have been “brazenly and defiantly violative of the law,” and cited the city’s lumping homeless shelters in with the other businesses as especially problematic.

From Los Angeles Times

YouTube told the BBC in a statement that animal abuse had "no place" on the platform and the company was "working hard to quickly remove violative content".

From BBC

In a separate filing, the S.E.C. asked a federal judge in Washington to freeze assets related to U.S.-based customers of Binance, citing “the defendants’ years of violative conduct.”

From New York Times

According to Jaishankar, New Delhi had told Beijing even before the May 2020 border clash that "we are seeing movement of your forces which, in our view, is violative of our understanding".

From Reuters

The committee chairman said the modifications included how to define the burden of proof necessary to show that a tech company knowingly hosted violative content and made it available online.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• adverse
• antagonistic
• antithetical
• contradictory
• differing
• paradoxical
• reversed