violating
SayVY-uh-lay-ting/ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of violate.
The company faced heavy fines for violating environmental regulations.
Violating the terms of the treaty triggered immediate sanctions.
Note
An -ing form with two jobs. After a form of be it builds the progressive (the plant was violating its permit), and on its own it heads a noun phrase (violating the terms triggered sanctions). Because violate is transitive, its object follows directly, with no preposition in between. Context decides the meaning: breaking a rule, committing rape, or, in slang, citing a parolee for breaching parole.
violating is a form of violate
violate, verb: To break or disregard a rule, law, or established convention. Full entry
- Spelling
- violate → violating: drop the e, add -ing
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