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==Origin==

==Origin==

stem of viol{a}re to treat with [[violence]], to outrage, dishonour, injure

stem of viol{a}re to treat with [[violence]], to outrage, dishonour, injure

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

* : the act of violating : the state of being violated: as   

* : the act of violating : the state of being violated: as   

:d : rape , ravishment  

:d : rape , ravishment  

==Description==

==Description==

A violation in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infraction legal terms] is but a minor offense, sometimes called a summary offense aka a petty [[crime]], but [[traditionally]] in [[religious]] [[contexts]] it is referred to as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desecration desecration] or the act of depriving something of its [[sacred]] [[character]], or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be [[sacred]] or [[holy]] by a [[group]] or [[individual]]. In contemporary usage, it is sometimes a term indicative of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape rape], an [[violent]] assault involving [[sexual intercourse]].

A violation in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infraction legal terms] is but a minor offense, sometimes called a summary offense aka a petty [[crime]], but [[traditionally]] in [[religious]] [[contexts]] it is referred to as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desecration desecration] or the act of depriving something of its [[sacred]] [[character]], or the disrespectful or contemptuous treatment of that which is held to be [[sacred]] or [[holy]] by a [[group]] or [[individual]]. In contemporary usage, it is sometimes a term indicative of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape rape], an [[violent]] assault involving [[sexual intercourse]].

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]