clear violation

collocation in English

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clear
adjective
uk
/klɪər/us
/klɪr/
easy to understand, hear, read, ...
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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 ofclearandviolationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclear violation

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The deliberate avoidance of critical scrutiny of a belief seems aclearviolationof one's epistemic duty.
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That must be guaranteed, or we are inclearviolationof both directives.
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Moreover, there is a veryclearviolationof the principle of subsidiarity in the social sphere.
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In my view, this is aclearviolationof the principle of subsidiarity.
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The facts showclearviolationof not only minority but also basic human rights.
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There is aclearviolationof privacy, human rights and personal dignity.
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The unilateral measures imposed by law, under which third parties will be liable to sanctions, represent aclearviolationof international law, the effects of which are not yet foreseeable.
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It is aclearviolationof freedom of expression and it cannot be justified even by the will of the majority of the population.
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This, he said, was aclearviolationof the commitment entered into under the terms of the convention.
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This may be much harder since not every significant breach of a specific rule will be aclearviolationof the general duty.
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Workers were as young as 13 years, aclearviolationof child labour laws.
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Surprisingly, during the following cabinet reshuffle it was announced that there would be two vice-presidents inclearviolationof the constitution that was just taking effect.
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In such a case it would be aclearviolationof the right to free speech for the government to bar the sidewalk distribution of such material.
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The school argued that the dress code was being applied equally and that uniforms were inclearviolationof the dress code.
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Although most of the ordnance came from old, unreliable stocks and failed to explode, the attacks were aclearviolationof the no-fly zone.
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Excerpts of the report describe the operation as disastrous and inhumane, representing aclearviolationof international law.
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By removing the women's ability to make the decision and giving it to a committee would be aclearviolationof their liberty and security of person.
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This was aclearviolationof the rules of land warfare, forcibly moving the civilian population from their homes.
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He dissented solely on the ground that the law was aclearviolationof the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
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Whereas the verse melodies contain clear violations of 'stepwise resolution', as well as sequences of several consecutive non-chord-tones, these indications of melodic-harmonic divorce are conspicuously absent in the choruses.
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