run afoul vs violate

run afoul and violate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run afoul	No	No	Yes	No
violate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, violate is a hypernym of run afoul; that is, violate is a word with a broader meaning than run afoul:

Other hypernyms of run afoul include breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress.

run afoul (verb)	violate (verb)
go against, as of rules and laws	destroy
	destroy and strip of its possession
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	force (someone) to have sex against their will
	violate the sacred character of a place or language
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns