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civil violation

civil violation noun: a violation of civil law, not treated as a crime.

Noun

civil violation (plural civil violations)

  1. A violation of civil law, not treated as a crime.
    • Under federal law, it is a crime for anyone to enter into the US without the approval of an immigration officer -- it's a misdemeanor offense that carries fines and no more than six months in prison. Many foreign nationals, however, enter the country legally every day on valid work or travel visas...2017, Are undocumented immigrants committing a crime? Not necessarily CNN

Forms of civil violation

pluralcivil violations

Origin of civil violation

From civil + violation.

Questions about civil violation

What does civil violation mean?
Civil violation means a violation of civil law, not treated as a crime.
What part of speech is civil violation?
Civil violation is a noun.
What is the plural of civil violation?
The plural of civil violation is civil violations.

Words near civil violation in the dictionary

  1. civil trials
  2. civil twilight
  3. civil twilights
  4. civil union
  5. civil unions
  6. civil violation
  7. civil violations
  8. civil war
  9. civil wars
  10. civil wrong
  11. civil wrongs

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