Roleset violate.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "break some rule":

Roles:

Arg0:violator


Arg1:thing violated, usually a rule

Examples:

they're all like this, basically (-)
Gulf Power had been under investigation for *trace* violating the Utility Holding Company Act, which prohibits public utilities from making political contributions.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Gulf Power
REL:	violating
Arg1:	the Utility Holding Company Act, which prohibits public utilities from making political contributions

Sometimes the 'rule' is hidden within another entity, such as "John violated the sanctity of Mary's diary". There's an implicit rule which says "don't read someone else's diary."