Violation

The word "violation", when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.

• Violation is a general term for an offense or for any act or event that is against a rule, law, right or expectation.

• In some jurisdictions, violation is a legal term for a class of petty offenses, also known as infractions.

• Violation is also an old euphemism for rape.

This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.