nnoun.actan act that disregards an agreement or a rightSynset:violation
Examples:- he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment
Derivationally Related Form:infringeviolate
Hypernyms:actus reus misconduct wrongdoing wrongful conduct
Inherited Hypernyms:violationwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:copyright infringementfoulinfringement of copyrightpatent infringement
Full Hyponyms:copyright infringementfoulfoul ballpatent infringementpersonal foulplagiarismtechnical foul
nnoun.acta crime less serious than a felonySynset:infraction misdemeanor misdemeanour violation
Derivationally Related Form:infringeinfract
Hypernyms:crime criminal offence criminal offense law-breaking
Inherited Hypernyms:misdemeanorcrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bearing false witnessbreach of the peacedisorderly behaviordisorderly conductdisturbance of the peacefalse pretencefalse pretenseindecent exposurelying under oathperjurypublic nuditysedition
Full Hyponyms:disorderly conductfalse pretenseindecent exposureperjurysedition