List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 53

SYNONYMS: breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement.
These nouns denote an act or instance of breaking a law or regulation or failing to fulfill a duty, obligation, or promise.

Breach and infraction are the least specific: Revealing the secret would be a breach of trust. infractions of the rules will not be tolerated.
A violation is an infraction committed willfully and with complete lack of regard for legal, moral, or ethical considerations: She failed to appear, in flagrant violation of her contract.
Transgression refers most often to a violation of divine or moral law: The children shall not be punished for the father's transgression.
As it refers to the breaking of a statute, trespass implies willful intrusion on another's rights, possessions, or person: In the limited and confined sense trespass signifies no more than an entry on another man's ground without a lawful authority.
Infringement . is most frequently used specifically to denote encroachment on another's rights, such as those granted by a copyright: Necessity is a plea for every infringement of freedom