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
Wrongdoing is a synonym for violation in offence topic. In some cases you can use "Wrongdoing" instead a noun "Violation".
Wrongdoing
Wrongdoing noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings
Violation is a synonym for wrongdoing in misconduct topic. You can use "Violation" instead a noun "Wrongdoing", if it concerns topics such as offence.
Nearby Word: wrongdoer
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- error and violation
- error and wrongdoing
- breach and violation
- breach and wrongdoing
- infraction and violation
- infraction and wrongdoing
- fault and violation
- fault and wrongdoing
- wrong and violation
- wrong and wrongdoing
- misconduct and violation
- misconduct and wrongdoing
- abuse and violation
- abuse and wrongdoing
How words are described
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Wrongdoing and Violation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/violation/wrongdoing
Violation & Wrongdoing. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/violation/wrongdoing>.
Wrongdoing or Violation. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/violation/wrongdoing.
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