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# violation

«violation» in Mova's school dictionary: **breaking a rule, law or promise; an act that goes against…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (violations)

### meaning for a pupil

A violation is breaking a rule, law or promise; an act that goes against what is allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violation/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in old tales a violation of a rule brings a harsh punishment

### examples

- It is a violation of school rules to run in the corridor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violation/#x1)
- The boy was guilty of a violation of the family code. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violation/#x2)
- Breaking a promise is a violation of trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violation/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «violation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/violation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.