Error
Error noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: we have all committed errors in our lives and strayed from the path of righteousness
Violation and error are semantically related in transgression topic. In some cases you can use "Violation" instead a noun "Error".
Violation
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
Error and violation are semantically related in transgression topic. Sometimes you can use "Error" instead a noun "Violation".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| clear | clear error | clear violation |
| particular | particular error | particular violation |
| obvious | obvious error | obvious violation |
| blatant | blatant error | blatant violation |
| Other adjectives: severe, massive, grave, big, extreme, serious, huge, egregious, amusing, deliberate, spectacular, major, possible, minor, apparent, intentional, bigger, technical, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Surprisingly Good Foreign Language: The error screen of the Russian space simulator doesn't totally cornhole the Russian language like always in an animé (only one violation of the capitalization rules and being stylistically not quite OK).
Source: Manga / Moonlight Mile -
However, an egregious violation of the laws of physics can result in loss of Willing Suspension of Disbelief, especially in a story that tries to be taken seriously, or if the error could have been avoided with minimal revision.
Source: Artistic License Physics -
On occasion the game can crash with the message "Memory Access Violation", meaning that an error occurred when the game was trying to load a certain sound/mesh/texture.
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