numerous violations

collocation in English

meaningsofnumerousandviolation

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numerous
adjective
uk
/ˈnjuː.mə.rəs/us
/ˈnuː.mə.rəs/
many:
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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 ofnumerousandviolationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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S1 has the least severe and least numerous violations.
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The agreement is only gradually being put into effect and there are still numerous violations.
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The authors of the document stated that numerous violations of the prisoners rights in pretrial detention centers have been revealed.
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She discovered what she believed to be numerous violations of health regulations, including exposure of workers to contamination, faulty respiratory equipment and improper storage of samples.
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Though the property owner had numerous violations on record, the severely understaffed health department had not followed up with inspections.
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The facility was temporarily shut down and cited for numerous violations, including the spraying of liquid toxic waste onto nearby hills to speed up the chemical evaporation process.
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Towards the close of the campaigning, the language became more vicious, with each side accusing the other of numerous violations of the campaigning rules.
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It can be made when an individual is being charged with numerous violations of the same offence.
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Numerous violations of judicial process are recorded.
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Between 1954 and 1977, the company was fined at least 35 times by various state and federal agencies for numerous violations.
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In fact, numerous violations occurred in the last seconds of the game, none of which were called by the referees.
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