potential violation

collocation in English

meaningsofpotentialandviolation

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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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violation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandviolationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpotential violation

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Apotentialviolationof the accounting provisions could range anywhere from a single transaction recorded incorrectly to other errors in the accounting records.
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The hearing was called to discuss apotentialviolationof his bond in one of the two felony cases against him.
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Potential violations by oversize bases result in ungrammaticality, never repair by deletion of excess phonological material.
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Failure to enjoin the unconstitutional statute would require the person subject to apotentialviolation to either pay the increased rate or face the threat of prosecution.
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Output candidates are evaluated in parallel by the constraints for potential violations.
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By constant round-the-clock vigilance we are ready to deal with any potential violations of our airspace.
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The fact remains that the special legislation is there, and such excesses and potential violations of rights may be thought—at least, by some people—to be happening.
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The email said that there were potential violations of state and federal laws.
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Other potential violations of the budget structure include increasing the level of optimistic income.
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Autodefense has a close association with security maintaining the assigned roles in balance with performance exposes the system to potential violations in security.
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Agency staff investigates potential violations of the laws and ensure that registered persons and entities comply with industry, legal, and accounting standards.
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One of the problems underlying potential violations of privacy and non-discrimination is that the process of profiling is more often than not invisible for those that are being profiled.
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