ETYM Old Eng. breke, breche, AS. brice, gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), from brecan to break; akin to Dan. braek, Mid. High Germ. breche, gap, breach. Related to Break, Brake (the instrument), Brack a break.
(Homonym: breech).
(Irregular plural: breaches).
1. A failure to perform some promised act or obligation.
2. An opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification). + prikaži više

Commitment, consignment.

ETYM Cf. French contravention.
The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.

Scottish Law, offense giving a right to civil remedy.

(In baseball) A ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the foul lines on the playing field; SYN. foul ball.

ETYM Latin infractio: cf. French infraction.
The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement.

1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment
2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass.

Chiefly British variant of misdemeanor

Variant (chiefly British) of offense.

ETYM Latin transgressio a going across, going over, transgression of the law, from transgredi, transgressus, to step across, go over; trans over, across + gradi to step, walk: cf. French transgression. Related to Grade.
1. The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral.
2. The violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin violatio: cf. French violation.
An act that disregards an agreement or a right; SYN. infringement.

Chiefly Scottish; blame, responsibility

Activity that transgresses moral or civil law; SYN. misconduct.