Break and Violation

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Violation and break are semantically related In some cases you can use "Violation" instead a noun "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Violation noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.

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

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Break and violation are semantically related in breach topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Violation".

Nearby Words: violated, violating, violator, viol

complete	complete break	complete violation
total	total break	total violation
standard	standard break	standard violation
actual	actual break	actual violation
Other adjectives: severe, massive, big, serious, huge, ultimate, new, major, psychological, possible, minor, apparent, last, bigger, biggest.

At any moment, the action could be interrupted by a labor strike, mandated coffee break, or possible violation of some obscure union regulation.

Source: Weird Trade Union
It would have been a violation of the laws of war for them to break that promise, or for the Confederate government to compel them to break that promise.

Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War
Such mind control is a serious violation, maybe Ben wanted to badly break up with Audrey already.

Source: Film / Descendants

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