fail to observe

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• fail to observe — index disregard, overlook (disregard), violate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• observe — verb 1 notice/watch ADVERB ▪ carefully, closely ▪ precisely ▪ directly ▪ It is not possible to observe this phenomenon directly. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• fail — /feɪl / (say fayl) verb (i) 1. to come short or be wanting in action, detail, or result; disappoint or prove lacking in what is attempted, expected, desired, or approved. 2. to be or become deficient or lacking; fall short; be insufficient or… …  

• fail — v 1. go wrong, abort, miscarry, not succeed, be defeated, be frustrated; flounder, falter, slip, trip, stumble, blunder; shipwreck, run aground, come to grief, meet with disaster, Inf. come a cropper; miss the mark, miss the boat, Sl. blow it, Sl …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• violate — vi·o·late / vī ə ˌlāt/ vt lat·ed, lat·ing: to go against (as a prohibition or principle): fail to observe or respect violate a law civil rights were violated violate due process vi·o·la·tion /ˌvī ə lā shən/ n …   Law dictionary

• break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… …   English dictionary for students

• break — 1. v. & n. v. (past broke or archaic brake; past part. broken or archaic broke) 1 tr. & intr. a separate into pieces under a blow or strain; shatter. b make or become inoperative, esp. from damage (the toaster has broken). c break a bone in or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Overlook — O ver*look , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlooking}.] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Overlooked — Overlook O ver*look , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlooking}.] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Overlooking — Overlook O ver*look , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlooking}.] 1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to be situated above, so as to command a view of; as, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flout — verb countless retailers flout the law by selling cigarettes to children Syn: defy, refuse to obey, disobey, break, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against; ignore,… …   Thesaurus of popular words