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In literature, the term "violator" is often employed to underscore a profound breach of trust or duty, whether on a grand political stage or in the realm of individual conscience. For instance, Livy uses the term to depict a leader whose actions symbolically and literally break solemn agreements, describing a figure as "the violator of the treaty between Rome and Alba" [1] and later questioning if he is "the infringer of human treaties and the violator of the law of nations" [2]. In contrast, Guy de Maupassant adopts a more personal tone by labeling someone as "a violator of consciences," thus shifting the focus from diplomatic betrayal to moral transgression [3]. This variety in context reflects the word's adaptability in conveying the gravity of transgression across different societal and ethical dimensions.
  1. Mettus there is the leader of that march, the same Mettus is the contriver of this war; Mettus is the violator of the treaty between Rome and Alba.
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  2. [Pg 272] claims, "Is this the infringer of human treaties and the violator of the law of nations?
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  3. Go out from here, you violator of consciences.
    — from Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

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