The Collaborative International Dictionary
Violative \Vi"o*la*tive\, a. Violating, or tending to violate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"tending to or causing violation," 1765, from violate + -ive.
Wiktionary
a. (context US English) Tending to violate; of or relating to violation.
WordNet
adj. violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" [syn: offensive]
Usage examples of "violative".
Nor is the retroactive application of this statutory requirement to actions pending at the time of its adoption violative of due process as long as no new liability for expenses incurred before enactment is imposed thereby, and the only effect thereof is to stay such proceedings until the security is furnished.
In May, 1943, the Court found that an ordinance of the city of Struthers, Ohio, which made it unlawful for anyone distributing literature to ring a doorbell or otherwise summon the dwellers of a residence to the door to receive such literature, was violative of the Constitution when applied to distributors of leaflets advertising a religious meeting.