violation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a crime less serious than a felony
  2. noun an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  3. noun entry to another's property without right or permission

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin violātiō (“injury, profanation”), from violō (“to treat with violence; to maltreat; to violate, defile, profane”). Morphologically violate + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, infringement

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