in violation of
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: in a way that is not allowed by (a law or rule)
The evidence was seized in violation of the law.
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During the hearing, Reyes — a Biden appointee and the first out lesbian to serve as district judge for the District of Columbia — excoriated Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyer Jason Lynch, asserting that Trump’s order plainly discriminates against trans people in violation of the law.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
The preliminary injunction was issued after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump alleging the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards, including broken ice machine drain pipes and ceiling tiles being held together with tape.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
In his first weeks in office, Trump has accelerated this process, issuing unconstitutional executive orders and directives purporting to repeal birthright citizenship and directing OMB to freeze funding for thousands of federal programs in violation of an act of Congress.
—Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
The preliminary injunction was issued after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump alleging the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2025
The restaurant was in violation of 11 standards, including broken ice machine drain pipes and ceiling tiles being held together with tape.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
In his first weeks in office, Trump has accelerated this process, issuing unconstitutional executive orders and directives purporting to repeal birthright citizenship and directing OMB to freeze funding for thousands of federal programs in violation of an act of Congress.
—Lawrence Norden, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
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“In violation of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20violation%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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