noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law
2. 2
   a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. wordnet

Synonyms

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abnegationabsentmindednessbreachcarelessnesscontradictioncontrariety

Antonyms

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observance

Etymology

From Middle English non-observaunce, nonn observance, equivalent to non (“no”, adjective) + observance.

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