Offending and Violative

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Offending adjective - Offending against or breaking a law or rule.

Usage example: contracts offending against the statute were canceled

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Violative and offending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violative" instead an adjective "Offending".

Nearby Words: offend, offended, offender

Violative adjective - Violating or tending to violate or offend against.

Usage example: violative of the principles of liberty

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Offending and violative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offending" instead an adjective "Violative".

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