The best replacement for violation is misdemeanor.

The best alternatives to violation are rated as following:
★★★★★  misdemeanor
★★★  infraction
★★  crime
★★  deviation
★★  offense
★★  citation
★★  conviction
★★  infringement
★  non moving violation
★  recount
★  breach
★  violence
★  threatened violation
  security infraction
  criminal violation
  plagiarism
  rule of reason
  path code violation
  error
  traffic infraction
  ticket
  hipaa security violation
  criminal offense
  protocol deviation

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Other search terms related to violation and their ratings are:
★★★★★ policy
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