1. (v. t.) To overpass a prescribed limit or boundary; to break a law; to sin\.

2. (v. t.) To offend against; to vex.

3. (v. i.) To offend against the law; to sin.

advance upon breach breach the law break break bounds break the law care naught for circumvent the law commit a crime commit sin contravene defy disobey disobey the law disregard disregard the law do amiss do violence to do wrong encroach err exceed fall from grace flout go astray go beyond go counter to go too far go wrong ignore infract infringe intrude invade irrupt know no bounds lapse make an inroad misbehave not conform not heed not keep not listen not mind not observe offend overstep overstep the bounds refuse to cooperate scoff at set at defiance set at naught set naught by sin trample on trample underfoot trample upon trespass usurp violate violate the law