Violation of the law; illegal action; illegality, criminality; injustice; an instance of any of these. In later use also: absence of the rule of law…

Law. Violation, transgression, or infringement of law; invasion of right to the damage or prejudice of another or others: injury, harm, mischief. In…

An action that exceeds the limits of the law or of right; an instance of immoderate behaviour; a misdeed, a transgression; a fault. Obsolete.

Infringement, breach, or contravention of a rule, code, principle, etc.; an instance of this.

Transgression of or offence against the moral or established law; reprehensible action or behaviour; evil-doing, misdoing; misconduct.

Unlawful, disloyal, or immoral conduct; violation of law, moral standards, or religious precepts. Obsolete.

The action of contravening or going counter to; violation, infringement, transgression.

Disregard for or violation of law, esp. divine law; (also more generally) lawlessness. Also: an instance of this.

Scottish. Unlawful or unreasonable action; = unreason, n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

The action of contravene, v.; contravention.