| infringement | | |
| n. (act) | 1. infringement, violation | an act that disregards an agreement or a right.; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ copyright infringement, infringement of copyright | a violation of the rights secured by a copyright. |
| ~ foul | an act that violates the rules of a sport. |
| ~ patent infringement | violation of the rights secured by a patent. |
| n. (act) | 2. infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation | a crime less serious than a felony. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace | any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled. |
| ~ false pretence, false pretense | (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation. |
| ~ indecent exposure, public nudity | vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place. |
| ~ bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury | criminal offense of making false statements under oath. |
| ~ sedition | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government. |
| offense | | |
| n. (act) | 1. discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ behavior, conduct, doings, behaviour | manner of acting or controlling yourself. |
| ~ derision, ridicule | the act of deriding or treating with contempt. |
| ~ indelicacy | an impolite act or expression. |
| ~ insolence | an offensive disrespectful impudent act. |
| ~ affront, insult | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect.; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
| ~ presumption | a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming.; "his presumption was intolerable" |
| ~ rebuff, slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval). |
| n. (feeling) | 2. offence, offense, umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended.; "he took offence at my question" |
| ~ anger, ire, choler | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance. |
| n. (act) | 3. crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ evildoing, transgression | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
| ~ barratry | the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels. |
| ~ capital offense | a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate. |
| ~ cybercrime | crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs. |
| ~ felony | a serious crime (such as murder or arson). |
| ~ forgery | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud. |
| ~ fraud | intentional deception resulting in injury to another person. |
| ~ had crime | (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran.; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery" |
| ~ highjack, hijack | seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination. |
| ~ mayhem | the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person. |
| ~ infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement | a crime less serious than a felony. |
| ~ perpetration, committal, commission | the act of committing a crime. |
| ~ attempt, attack | the act of attacking.; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" |
| ~ tazir crime | (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way.; "in some Islamic nations Tazir crimes are set by legislation" |
| ~ regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense | crimes created by statutes and not by common law. |
| ~ thuggery | violent or brutal acts as of thugs. |
| ~ high treason, lese majesty, treason | a crime that undermines the offender's government. |
| ~ vice crime | a vice that is illegal. |
| ~ victimless crime | an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims.; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime" |
| ~ war crime | a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war. |
| ~ criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. |
| ~ abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" |
| ~ shanghai, impress | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" |
| ~ commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate | take arbitrarily or by force.; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" |
| ~ skyjack | subject an aircraft to air piracy.; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan" |
| ~ carjack | take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it.; "My car was carjacked last night!" |
| ~ extort | obtain through intimidation. |
| ~ blackmail | obtain through threats. |
| ~ scalp | sell illegally, as on the black market. |
| ~ bootleg | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.; "They were bootlegging whiskey" |
| ~ black market, run | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. |
| ~ fob off, foist off, palm off | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive. |
| ~ push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ black marketeer | deal on the black market. |
| ~ pyramid | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal. |
| ~ ransom, redeem | exchange or buy back for money; under threat. |
| ~ traffic | deal illegally.; "traffic drugs" |
| ~ rustle, lift | take illegally.; "rustle cattle" |
| ~ shoplift | steal in a store. |
| ~ stick up, hold up | rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat. |
| ~ mug | rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" |
| ~ pirate | copy illegally; of published material. |
| ~ plagiarise, plagiarize, lift | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property. |
| ~ crib | take unauthorized (intellectual material). |
| ~ bribe, grease one's palms, buy, corrupt | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.; "This judge can be bought" |
| ~ rake off | take money from an illegal transaction. |
| ~ buy off, pay off | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor. |
| ~ loot, plunder | take illegally; of intellectual property.; "This writer plundered from famous authors" |
| ~ smuggle | import or export without paying customs duties.; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border" |
| ~ kick back | pay a kickback; make an illegal payment. |
| n. (group) | 4. offence, offense | the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score. |
| ~ team, squad | a cooperative unit (especially in sports). |
| n. (act) | 5. offence, offense, offensive | the action of attacking an enemy. |
| ~ military operation, operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).; "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" |
| ~ counteroffensive | a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force. |
| ~ dirty war | an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims.; "thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s" |
| ~ push back, rollback | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw. |
| transgression | | |
| n. (act) | 1. evildoing, transgression | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ abomination | an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence.; "his treatment of the children is an abomination" |
| ~ evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity | morally objectionable behavior. |
| ~ villainy | a criminal or vicious act. |
| ~ turpitude, depravity | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice.; "the various turpitudes of modern society" |
| ~ vice | a specific form of evildoing.; "vice offends the moral standards of the community" |
| ~ sinning, sin | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will. |
| ~ terrorisation, terrorization | an act of terrorism. |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ crime | an evil act not necessarily punishable by law.; "crimes of the heart" |
| ~ inside job | some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim.; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. transgression | the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. |
| ~ geological phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth. |
| n. (act) | 3. transgression | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit. |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| violation | | |
| n. (act) | 1. encroachment, intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation | entry to another's property without right or permission. |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ inroad | an encroachment or intrusion.; "they made inroads in the United States market" |
| n. (act) | 2. irreverence, violation | a disrespectful act. |
| ~ evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity | morally objectionable behavior. |
| ~ desecration, profanation, sacrilege, blasphemy | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character.; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" |
| n. (act) | 3. assault, rape, ravishment, violation | the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. |
| ~ date rape | rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together). |
| ~ sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat.; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" |
| ~ statutory rape, carnal abuse | sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly). |
| encroachment | | |
| n. (event) | 1. encroachment, intrusion, invasion | any entry into an area not previously occupied.; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" |
| ~ entering, entrance | a movement into or inward. |
| n. (act) | 2. encroachment, impact, impingement | influencing strongly.; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" |
| ~ influence | causing something without any direct or apparent effort. |
| elapse | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ fell, vanish, fly | pass away rapidly.; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" |
| encroach | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. encroach, impinge, infringe | advance beyond the usual limit. |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| v. (social) | 2. encroach, entrench, impinge, trench | impinge or infringe upon.; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" |
| ~ take advantage, trespass | make excessive use of.; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" |
| exceed | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. exceed, surpass, transcend | be greater in scope or size than some standard.; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" |
| ~ overgrow | grow too large. |
| v. (stative) | 2. exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend | be superior or better than some standard.; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" |
| ~ excel, surpass, stand out | distinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math" |
| v. (competition) | 3. exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outgrow | grow faster than. |
| ~ outcry, outshout | shout louder than. |
| ~ outroar | roar louder than. |
| ~ outsail | sail faster or better than.; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" |
| ~ outdraw | draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight. |
| ~ outsell | sell more than others.; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" |
| ~ outsell | be sold more often than other, similar products.; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" |
| ~ outpace | surpass in speed.; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
| ~ better, break | surpass in excellence.; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
| ~ outshine | attract more attention and praise than others.; "This film outshone all the others in quality" |
| ~ outrange | have a greater range than (another gun). |
| ~ outweigh | be heavier than. |
| ~ outbrave | be braver than. |
| ~ out-herod | surpass someone in cruelty or evil. |
| ~ outfox | outdo someone in trickery. |
| ~ shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin. |
| ~ outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than.; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" |
| ~ outwear | last longer than others.; "This material outwears all others" |
| transgress | | |
| v. (social) | 1. breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| ~ disrespect | show a lack of respect for. |
| ~ sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. |
| ~ blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.; "I blundered during the job interview" |
| ~ contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict | go against, as of rules and laws.; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" |
| ~ trespass | break the law. |
| ~ trespass, intrude | enter unlawfully on someone's property.; "Don't trespass on my land!" |
| v. (stative) | 2. transgress | spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline.; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" |
| ~ overspread, spread | spread across or over.; "A big oil spot spread across the water" |
| v. (social) | 3. sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. |
| ~ fall | yield to temptation or sin.; "Adam and Eve fell" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| v. (motion) | 4. overstep, transgress, trespass | pass beyond (limits or boundaries). |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| trespass | | |
| n. (act) | 1. trespass | a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages. |
| ~ civil wrong, tort | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought. |
| ~ continuing trespass | trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains.; "dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass" |
| ~ trespass de bonis asportatis | an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner. |
| ~ trespass on the case | an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss.; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case" |
| ~ trespass quare clausum fregit | the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff. |
| ~ trespass viet armis | trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property. |
| v. (social) | 2. intrude, trespass | enter unlawfully on someone's property.; "Don't trespass on my land!" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| ~ break in, break | enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?" |
| v. (social) | 3. take advantage, trespass | make excessive use of.; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" |
| ~ impinge, trench, encroach, entrench | impinge or infringe upon.; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" |
| ~ use | seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage.; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" |
| v. (social) | 4. trespass | break the law. |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| violate | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. break, go against, violate | fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns.; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" |
| ~ fly in the face of, fly in the teeth of | go against.; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" |
| v. (contact) | 2. violate | destroy.; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy" |
| ~ disturb, touch | tamper with.; "Don't touch my CDs!" |
| v. (social) | 3. desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | violate the sacred character of a place or language.; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| v. (social) | 4. assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, rape, ravish, violate | force (someone) to have sex against their will.; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| ~ gang-rape | rape (someone) successively with several attackers.; "The prisoner was gang-raped" |
| v. (contact) | 5. despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate | destroy and strip of its possession.; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
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