How to Use in violation of in a Sentence

in violation of

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  • Many members of the EU are in violation of some portion of the pact.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 June 2024
  • After watching the video, Turk said Nicole was not in violation of the restaurant’s rules.
    — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • After watching the video, Turk said Nicole was not in violation of the restaurant’s rules.
    — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • This was in violation of the state’s constitution, the ACLU said.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
  • If the map is deemed to be in violation of the VRA, a special master will be appointed to redraw it.
    — Caroline Curran, ABC News, 23 July 2023
  • In Rutherford County, kids as young as 7 were being jailed, in violation of the law.
    — Meribah Knight, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Physicians who perform abortions in violation of the measure may be charged with a felony and face up to five years in prison.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Panahi shot the film, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival, in violation of his 20-year filmmaking ban.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Any writing on the talk show, however, is in violation of WGA strike rules.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The suits seek financial damages and restitution and an end to Meta’s practices that are in violation of the law.
    — Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the discharges came from a Baltimore City storm drain that the facility was hooked up to, in violation of city code.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2023
  • He was later found to be in violation of his probation and sentenced again on Dec. 22 last year.
    — Gina Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • It had been sent over by a teacher who, like teachers throughout the school, was concerned that the books inside her classroom might be in violation of the law.
    — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The Cold War ushered in nationalist scoring in violation of the spirit of what the Olympics are supposed to be.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • LaCour said the new map has to be considered in a different context than the 2021 map that the court found likely in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In other words, drivers may tend to turn right in violation of the law, even though doing so puts them at risk of a citation for running a red light.
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The county was in violation of the decree last year for having too few nurses, among other issues.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Thus far, Colorado is the first decision to find Trump in violation of the Constitution.
    — Essence, 21 Dec. 2023
  • If a client ship were to carry Russian oil that’s sold above the price limit, the Western insurer would be in violation of the sanctions and must drop its coverage.
    — David Botti, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • McAfee warned that Bradley, who appeared Thursday, may be in violation of his subpoena.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Dozens of pilgrims prostrated themselves in prayer, in violation of the status quo that forbids Jews from praying on the Temple Mount.
    — Jns Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • At a minimum, the FBI conducted more a thousand searches in violation of its own policies, which are now law.
    — Dell Cameron and William Turton, WIRED, 8 May 2024
  • Smith contends the measure forces her to express support for something that goes against her religious beliefs in violation of her right to free speech.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 30 June 2023
  • Vivek Ramaswamy also supports the use of the military as law enforcement, in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Farnsworth declined to confirm whether this blog was in violation of Google’s policies or if the company would de-rank it in Google News results based on this reporting.
    — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 July 2024
  • At one point, U.S. officials secretly sold weapons to Iran (in violation of an embargo) and used some of the proceeds to finance the insurgents in Nicaragua.
    — TIME, 2 May 2024
  • Sanchez advised her that the email was not the appropriate forum to address the matter and was in violation of district policy.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Hamas fired rockets at Israel Friday morning, in violation of the pause, and failed to produce the remaining female hostages to trade for more time and terrorists.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
  • There’s no allegation that Deere is doing anything in violation of Trump’s trade deal.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
  • In each case, JPMorgan says its security team reached out to the alleged fraudster, but it hasn’t been repaid for the phony checks, in violation of the deposit agreement that customers sign when creating an account with the bank.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024

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