Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Violation \Vi`o*la"tion\, n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]
   The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring;
   the state of being violated. Specifically:
   (a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the
       violation of law or positive command, of covenants,
       promises, etc. ``The violation of my faith.'' --Shak.
   (b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or
       contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the
       violation of a church. --Udall.
   (c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
   (d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

violation
     n 1: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour},
           {infraction}, {offence}, {offense}, {infringement}]
     2: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed
        a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn:
         {infringement}]
     3: entry to another's property without right or permission
        [syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}]
     4: a disrespectful act [syn: {irreverence}]
     5: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse
        against her will [syn: {rape}, {assault}, {ravishment}]