violative

An adjective meaning 'tending to violate or infringe upon something,' now rarely used in modern English.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que significa 'que tiende a violar o infringir algo', especialmente normas, leyes o derechos; también puede referirse a algo que transgrede o quebranta. Es de uso poco frecuente en el inglés moderno.

1. Tending to violate C1 formal

   Having the quality of breaking or infringing upon a rule, law, or agreement.

   • The company's actions were considered violative of the trade agreement.
   • His speech was violative of the school's code of conduct.
   • The court found the policy to be violative of constitutional rights.

   🇪🇸Que tiende a violar

   Sinónimos: disobedientnoncompliantoffending

   Antónimos: compliantobedientobservantrespectful

2. Offensive or transgressive C1 formal

   Causing offense or going against accepted standards or norms.

   • The artist's work was seen as violative of public decency.
   • Her comments were deemed violative of workplace ethics.
   • The advertisement was criticized as violative of community standards.

   🇪🇸violatorio, transgresor

   Sinónimos: offensive

   Antónimos: acceptablecompliantconforminginoffensiveproperrespectful

• more violative comparative form
• most violative superlative form