Meaning & use
Violative
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Constituting a violation of a law, rule, right, or agreement.
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The court found the policy violative of the employees' constitutional rights.
Any conduct violative of the code of ethics will be reported to the board.
A note on using this word
Used mainly in formal legal writing, typically followed by 'of,' as in 'violative of the statute.'
Words with a similar meaning
infringingtransgressive
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Words with an opposite meaning
compliant
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