to violate (a law)

illegal; to break the law

to go against; to be contrary to; to violate

to disobey

to violate the rules

(haven't done sth) for a long time; a long time since we last met

to run counter to

things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

(literary) to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time

to conflict with (an idea or opinion etc); to depart from (established norms or standards etc)