Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who violates or breaks a law, rule, or agreement: A violator is someone who fails to comply with or actively disobeys a formal regulation, law, or code of conduct.
   • A person who commits a sexual assault: In legal and formal contexts, a violator can specifically refer to someone who sexually assaults another person.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (General Law/Rule Breaker):
  • The police issued a ticket to the traffic violator.
  • The company was fined for being a repeat environmental violator.
• Noun (Sexual Assailant):
  • The suspect was identified as the violator in the assault case. (Note: This usage is formal and specific to legal contexts.)

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The term violator is formal and is most commonly used in legal, official, or journalistic contexts to describe someone who breaks rules or laws. In everyday conversation, words like "offender" or "lawbreaker" might be more common.
• When referring specifically to a sexual crime, the term is a formal legal label. In general news reporting or discussion, more specific terms like "perpetrator" or "assailant" are often used alongside the type of crime (e.g., "sexual assault perpetrator").

Variants and Related Words

• Violate (verb): To break or fail to comply with a rule or law.
• Violation (noun): The act of violating or the state of being violated.
• Violative (adjective): Constituting a violation.

Synonyms

• Offender: A person who commits an illegal act.
• Transgressor: A person who violates a law or moral code.
• Lawbreaker: A person who breaks the law.
• Infringer: A person who violates a law, right, or agreement, especially in contexts like copyright.

Antonyms

• Complier: A person who complies with rules or laws.
• Upholder: A person who defends or maintains a law or principle.
• Law-abider: A person who obeys the law.

Noun

1. someone who assaults others sexually
2. someone who violates the law