{
    "term": "violation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc.",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were in open violation of the treaty."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of not respecting somebody's rights, peace, privacy, etc.",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "gross violations of human rights"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act of damaging or destroying a holy or special place",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This was a violation of a sacred space."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "desecration"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the act of forcing somebody to have sex",
            "labels": "(literary or old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "rape (1)"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "vi/violation/violation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "vi/violation/violation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}