How to use jQuery Validation plugin with form-level server-side validation?

Question

What\'s the best way to trigger errors on elements for server-side validation errors that come back after the form passes the initial client-side validation?

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Answer 1

I think I figured it out from the documentation of Validator/showErrors

var validator = $("#contact_form").validate();
validator.showErrors({"state": "Bad state."});