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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1490-1683
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Violatio(u)n(e, -acio(u)n(e, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. violacion (1432-50), vyolacion (1481), violation (1597), OF violacion, L. violātiōn-.]
1. The breaking, transgressing or infringement of a rule, statute, priviledge, state of affairs, etc. b. specif. Of a religious obligation. Also absol.1497 Acts Lords of Council II 82.
In violacione and breking of the sadis actis of our sade soverane lordis Parliament 1535 Reg. Assed. S. Marie de Cupro MS (Reg. H.) 135.
Quhat sum euir thing our saidis balȝeis … dois … in thir premisis vnder pane of violatioun of our fame 1549 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XI 94.
Quhen his lordship is condinglie pvneist for violatione of his said band … It [etc.] 1592–3 Misc. Maitl. C. I 54.
Excommunicatioun … for violatioune of his obligatioun 1600 St. A. Baxter Bks. 64.
Vndir the paine of periuratioun and violatioun of fayth 1683 Martine Reliq. Divi Andreae 110.
Hamesucken is the violation of thir priviledges, and invading a man in his owne houseb. 1507 Edinb. Chart. 191.
Alhalow Fair … has bene in tymes bigane proclamit on Alhalow evin, and than began and sa continewit for acht dais folowand, the quhilk was the occasione and caus of violacione and breking of the halidayis that hapnis within the samyn a1650 Row 57.
That the Kirk hath power to … decerne upon heresies … and violation of the Sabbath day, without prejudice alwayes of the civill punishment 1564–5 Treasurer's Accounts XI 343.
Concernyng the violatioun of the Sabboth halding mercattis in kirkis, adulterie, and fornicatiounabsol. 1532 Acts II 335/2.
Sen he and his noble progenitouris … has bene … maist obedient … to our haly faderis the Papis of Rome and the auctorite apostolik without ony maner of smot, violacioun or defectioun
2. The ravishing of (a woman); rape.1490 Irland Mir. III 125/31.
Spoliacioun & oppressioun of the pur, violacioun of virginis and [etc.] 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Enach.
For the violation or defowling of his wife
3. The harming of a person.a1561 Norvell Meroure 9a.
Thou hast thyne elect predestinat With all thy treasures, to be obumbrat, Frome all dissaitfull, doctrine malignant … They are thy chosin by vocatione, But not with rigour, or with violatione Thou hast not suffred them to be infect Nor yet to death nor hell to be subiect [etc.]
