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Infringement

The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.

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Broader term 4

actus reus 76% connected

The act or omission that forms the physical part of a crime.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Crime 76% connected

Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Misconduct 76% connected

Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Wrongdoing 76% connected

Evil or wicked behavior or action.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 3

Foul 76% connected

A bird.

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Perjury 76% connected

False swearing.

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Sedition 76% connected

The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an overt act; excitement of discontent ag…

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Break 74% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Break 74% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 3

Infraction 92% connected

The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Misdemeanor 92% connected

Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Violation 92% connected

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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