violator
violator — noun
- violatorsingular
- violatorsplural
1. a person, company, or government that refuses to follow a law, fails to honour a
a person, company, or government that refuses to follow a law, fails to honour an agreement, or disregards rights that others are entitled to
The court fined the factory as a repeat violator of environmental safety laws.
collocation: repeat violator of [law]
Saira discovered the company was a serial violator of international fair-trade agreements.
Any violator of the building's noise rules will receive a written warning.
Kenji reported the contractor as a violator of the city's safety code.
The agency tracks every violator of data privacy laws across the region.
- offender
broader term for anyone who breaks a rule or law
- lawbreaker
specifically refers to breaking legal statutes
- transgressor
more formal; often implies a moral or ethical breach
- infringer
narrower; used when someone violates rights, copyrights, or patents
- law-abiding citizen
someone who follows laws and rules
文法句型
violator of + [law/rule/agreement/right]
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal, regulatory, or formal institutional contexts rather than everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
2. a person who uses force or threats to make someone have sex with them
a person who uses force or threats to make someone have sex with them
Detectives matched the suspected violator’s DNA to evidence from a rape near the bus station.
pattern: suspected violator (legal and crime reporting context)
Amani testified in court against the violator who had sexually assaulted her roommate a year earlier.
pattern: testify against the violator (courtroom context)
Detectives used DNA to identify the violator in a decades-old cold case.
The support group helps survivors speak out about the violator who hurt them.
Federal agents caught a known violator listed on the sex-offender registry after a six-month manhunt.
- rapist
the most direct and common word for this meaning
- sexual assailant
formal legal term used in court documents
- sex offender
broader legal category that includes other sexual crimes
用法筆記
Used chiefly in legal and crime reporting; 'rapist' is the more direct and common term in everyday English.