Violation - English meaning

noun

An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

Usage examples:

A breach of confidence

verb

Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence).

Usage examples:

The river breached its bank

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

A pause in work or during an activity or event.

Usage examples:

I need a break from mental activity

noun

An action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling.

Usage examples:

The publishing of misleading advertisements was a contravention of the act

noun

An action that is against a law or rule, or that is not what you promised or were expected to do

Usage examples:

(a) contravention of sth the use of unguarded candles is a contravention of the 1981 hotels & board…

noun

Open resistance; bold disobedience.

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An act of defiance

noun

Proud and determined opposition against authority or against someone more powerful than you are

Usage examples:

They are continuing to publish their newspaper, in defiance of government attempts to close it down.

verb

Openly resist or refuse to obey.

Usage examples:

A woman who defies convention

verb

Present participle of defy

Usage examples:

It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers., a few workers have defied the majority d…

noun

Failure or refusal to obey rules or someone in authority.

Usage examples:

Disobedience to law is sometimes justified

noun

The quality of being disobedient (= refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do)

Usage examples:

They were taught not to question their leaders, and disobedience was harshly punished., parents sho…

verb

Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).

Usage examples:

Around 1,000 soldiers had disobeyed orders and surrendered

verb

Present participle of disobey

Usage examples:

How dare you disobey me!, to disobey orders

verb

Openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).

Usage examples:

The advertising code is being flouted

noun

A violation or infringement of a law or agreement.

Usage examples:

Punishment is meted out to the offender because this is what he deserves in response to his infract…

noun

A breaking of a rule or law

Usage examples:

A minor infraction

noun

An act of not obeying a rule or law

Usage examples:

The candidate had committed an infraction at a previous job., a minor/major/serious infraction, an …

noun

The action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation.

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Copyright infringement

noun

An action that is against a law, an agreement, etc.

Usage examples:

Infringement of sth the report argues that the penalty for online infringement of copyright should …

noun

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence.

Usage examples:

I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions

noun

An action that breaks a law or rule

Usage examples:

[ c ] it is hard to keep the transgressions of famous people out of the news., he transgressed the …