Word
violative
/ˈvaiəleitiv, -lə-/
adjective
违犯的；违反的；妨害的
violating or tending to violate; offending
- 1.
violating or tending to violate or offend against
违反或倾向于违反或冒犯
违反或倾向于违反或冒犯；违犯的；违反的
In use
The court found the new regulation violative of the constitutional right to privacy.
Any action that is violative of the school's honor code will be reported.
She argued that the search was violative of the contract's terms.
be violative of sth
常用于正式法律文书，表示‘违反’之意。
The court ruled that the law was violative of free speech.
法院裁定该法律侵犯了言论自由。
find sth violative of sth
find + 宾语 + violative of 结构，表示‘判定某行为违反...’，多用于法律裁决。
The judge found the clause violative of the contract.
法官认定该条款违反了合同。
Common mistakes
His actions were a violative of the agreement.His actions were a violation of the agreement.
violative 是形容词，不能用作名词，应使用名词形式 violation。
The policy is violative to the constitution.The policy is violative of the constitution.
violative 常与介词 of 搭配表示“违反”，而非 to。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.