violation vs breach of the peace

breach of the peace vs violation

violation and breach of the peace both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
violation	Yes	No	No	No
breach of the peace	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, breach of the peace is a hyponym of violation; that is, breach of the peace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than violation:

violation: a crime less serious than a felony
breach of the peace: any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled

Other hyponyms of violation include disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace, false pretence, false pretense, indecent exposure, public nudity, bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury, sedition.

violation (noun)	breach of the peace (noun)
a crime less serious than a felony	any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
entry to another's property without right or permission
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
a disrespectful act
an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Difference between violation and breach of the peace

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