Malefaction
Malefaction noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: the town treasurer has been linked to the kickback scheme and other financial malefactions
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
Malefaction and violation are semantically related. You can use "Malefaction" instead a noun "Violation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- error and malefaction
- error and violation
- breach and malefaction
- breach and violation
- infraction and malefaction
- infraction and violation
- wrong and malefaction
- wrong and violation
- abuse and malefaction
- abuse and violation
- crime and malefaction
- crime and violation
- outrage and malefaction
- outrage and violation
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Violation and Malefaction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefaction/violation
Malefaction & Violation. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefaction/violation>.
Violation or Malefaction. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malefaction/violation.
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