Synonyms of violations

violations

noun

plural of violation

1

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code

in colonial times blasphemy was considered a serious civil violation that merited harsh punishment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crimes
• sins
• felonies
• errors
• wrongdoings
• misdeeds
• transgressions
• breaches
• trespasses
• offenses
• debts
• malefactions
• misdoings
• infringements
• lawbreakings
• misconducts
• misdemeanors
• corruptions
• hate crimes
• abuses
• bias crimes
• faults
• misfeasances
• foibles
• immoralities
• illegalities
• peccadilloes
• depravities
• debaucheries
• iniquities
• vices
• criminalities
• falls
• breaks
• downfalls
• descents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncrimes
• innocences
• impeccabilities
• moralities
• virtues
• irreproachabilities

2

as in infringements

a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation

a military action that must be regarded as a violation of the treaty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infringements
• infractions
• breaches
• transgressions
• contraventions
• offenses
• trespasses
• misdemeanors
• sins
• intrusions
• wrongs
• delinquencies
• disregards
• misprisions
• misfeasances
• misconducts
• invasions
• encroachments
• derelictions
• neglects
• nonobservances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observances
• noninfringements

3

as in rapes

the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse

war crimes include the violation of civilians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rapes
• assaults
• sexual assaults
• ravishments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of violations

Miami Beach code compliance officers also checked on the polling station at least six times for possible loud music and signage code adherence pertaining to Basabe, although no violations were issued, records show. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice will be sending 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states, including Minnesota, to report any voting violations. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Demby faces a federal charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, and parole violations. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Several were also charged with immigration violations, including felonies. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

But even with safeguards, abuse is possible, and Dieppa says his own department fired an officer accused of misusing the Flock system, along with other violations of policy, two years ago. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

That was true in its yeshiva reform efforts when hesitant and understaffed local districts were charged with investigations and, even when violations were substantiated, the schools couldn’t be closed down. — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

In Munster, bus drivers report violations to the police department for follow-up. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Matthew Unglesbee, a 36-year-old resident of Quincy in southwestern Illinois, was charged with violations related to false information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026