adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a flagrant/blatant violation (= a very clear violation )
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The act of shooting down a civilian aircraft was a flagrant violation of international law.
total/reckless/complete/flagrant etc disregard
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Local councillors accused the terrorists of showing a complete disregard for human life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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One of the most flagrant abuses in this regard is the widespread practice of multiple recovery surgery ....
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That Tyson chose the most flagrant , revolting and despicable way to cheat says something about the basic character of the man.
■ NOUN
abuse
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One of the most flagrant abuses in this regard is the widespread practice of multiple recovery surgery ....
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That is clearly an unauthorised and flagrant abuse of the facilities of this House and an unauthorised use of taxpayers' money.
breach
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An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice.
violation
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We must be clear, this shooting of civilian aircraft out of the air was a flagrant violation of international law.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Poison gas was used, in flagrant disregard of the Geneva Convention.
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The regime has often been criticized for its flagrant abuses of human rights.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice.
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That is clearly an unauthorised and flagrant abuse of the facilities of this House and an unauthorised use of taxpayers' money.
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The only serious incident that has ever occurred involved a clear and flagrant case of product alteration and misuse.
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We must be clear, this shooting of civilian aircraft out of the air was a flagrant violation of international law.