nonobservance of law
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nonobservance — index breach, contempt (disobedience to the court), default, delinquency (failure of duty), desuetude, deviation, dishonor ( … Law dictionary
nonobservance of rules — index infraction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nonobservance — noun The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law … Wiktionary
nonobservance — non•ob•serv•ance [[t]ˌnɒn əbˈzɜr vəns[/t]] n. absence or lack of observance, as of religious practices and rituals or a law non ob•serv′ant, adj … From formal English to slang
nonobservance — noun a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. • Ant: ↑observance • Hypernyms: ↑nonconformity, ↑nonconformance * * * | ̷ ̷+ noun : a lack of observance : failure to observe * * * … Useful english dictionary
crime — / krīm/ n [Middle French, from Latin crimen fault, accusation, crime] 1: conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law compare delict, tort 2: an offense against public law … Law dictionary
infraction — in·frac·tion /in frak shən/ n: the act of infringing: violation in·fract / frakt/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
disregard — I (lack of respect) noun affront, aloofness, bad manners, belittlement, callousness, contempt, contemptousness, contumely, depreciation, discourtesy, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, dishonor, disobedience, disregardfulness, disrespect, heedlessness … Law dictionary
offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 … Law dictionary
breach — / brēch/ n 1 a: a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty: a breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer)… … Law dictionary
