Definition

Adjective: - Capable of being violated: Describes something that can be broken, infringed upon, or dishonored. It often refers to rules, laws, agreements, or principles that are not absolute or inviolable and are therefore susceptible to being breached.

Usage

The adjective "violable" is used to describe the inherent vulnerability of an agreement, rule, or right to being broken or disregarded. It is a formal term, often used in legal, ethical, or philosophical contexts to discuss the fragility of certain principles. - It typically modifies nouns like rule, law, contract, principle, right, boundary, or trust. - It is the opposite of inviolable.

Examples

• The treaty was considered violable by the aggressive nation, which sought loopholes to justify its actions.
• No human right should be seen as violable, even in times of crisis.
• The security of the old system was highly violable, leading to frequent data breaches.

Advanced Usage

• Philosophical/Ethical Context: Used to discuss moral principles that are not absolute. : Some philosophers argue that even the most sacred social contracts are ultimately violable under extreme circumstances.
• Legal Context: Used to describe contracts or clauses that contain conditions which, if met, allow for breach. : The confidentiality clause was violable only by a court order.

Variants and Related Words

• Violate (verb): To break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement); to treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect. : To violate a law.
• Violation (noun): The action of violating someone or something. : A violation of privacy.
• Inviolable (adjective): Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored. (This is the direct antonym of "violable"). : An inviolable oath.

Synonyms

• Breakable
• Infringeable
• Vulnerable (to breach)
• Fragile (in the context of agreements)

Antonyms

• Inviolable
• Sacrosanct
• Absolute
• Unbreakable

Adjective

1. capable of being violated
   • a violable rule
   • a violable contract