rikkomus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- infraction noun A breaking of a rule or law, usually a minor one.
- misdemeanor noun A minor criminal offence, less serious than a felony and usually punished with a fine or short sentence.
- transgression noun A violation of a law, rule, or moral code.
- violation noun An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.
- wrongdoing noun Illegal or immoral behaviour.
Senses
rikkomus is used for these senses in English:
- breach (legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
- infraction (legal) A minor offence, petty crime.
- misdemeanor (law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- transgression A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
- violation The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
- wrongdoing (uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
breach — full definition
- noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
- verb To break through or violate something.