violation

Definition

Examples

Parking here is a violation of city rules and may result in a fine.

Word Family

Synonyms

• infractiona crime less serious than a felony
• breacha failure to perform some promised act or obligation
• infringementan act that disregards an agreement or a right

Collocations

• Easy parking violation fine
  to parking violation fine, meaning to place temporarily
• Medium gross violation of confidentiality policy
  to gross violation of confidentiality policy, meaning to earn before taxes, expenses, etc
• Hard sanction punitive measures for human rights violations
  to sanction punitive measures for human rights violations, meaning to give sanction to
• Very Hard flagrant violation of sovereign borders precipitates war
  describing flagrant violation of sovereign borders precipitates war (conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible)