Associations to the word «Violative»

Wiktionary

VIOLATIVE, adjective. (US) Tending to violate; of or relating to violation.

Dictionary definition

VIOLATIVE, adjective. Violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.