adjective
- tending to violate or break laws, rules, or agreements
Usage: formal; legal
Examples
- The court found the company’s practices to be violative of federal regulations.
- Such behavior is violative of our code of conduct.
- The new policy was deemed violative of constitutional rights.
- Actions violative of the treaty could result in sanctions.
- The judge ruled that the search was violative of the Fourth Amendment.
- Any conduct violative of safety standards will not be tolerated.