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Common collocations with violate in American Collocation

violate verb transitive

US /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/

in an obvious way

blatantly
clearly
flagrantly

The ban has been flagrantly violated.

in a serious way

grossly
seriously

Their human rights in general have been grossly violated.

deliberately

deliberately
knowingly

He didn’t knowingly violate the terms of his parole.

many times

consistently
frequently
persistently
repeatedly
routinely
systematically

International arms embargoes are systematically violated with impunity.

law or agreement

agreement
constitution
copyright
law
principle
rule
terms
treaty

Drivers frequently violate traffic laws.

rights

privacy
rights
sovereignty

Human rights are being violated, day in, day out, in countries around the world.

usual behaviour

convention
norm

Eighty five companies in total were charged with violating international norms by such trading.