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Verstoss

Verstoß is a German noun meaning violation, breach, or offense. It denotes the act of failing to comply with a rule, regulation, or law, or with a moral or social norm. The word derives from the verb verstoßen, meaning to violate or to offend, formed with the prefix ver- and the verb stoßen (“to push”), figuratively “to push against rules.”

In standard German the correct spelling is Verstoß with the ligature ß. The form Verstoss without ß

Usage and scope: Verstoß is used across legal, administrative, and everyday language. It can refer to a

Relation to similar terms: Verstoß is broader than Vergehen, which tends to denote a criminal offense, while

is
used
in
Swiss
Standard
German
and
occasionally
appears
in
older
texts,
and
it
is
sometimes
encountered
as
a
misspelling
in
other
varieties.
The
plural
is
Verstöße.
breach
of
statutory
provisions,
a
violation
of
regulations,
or
a
breach
of
social
norms.
Examples
include
a
Verstoß
gegen
das
Gesetz
(a
violation
of
the
law),
Regelverstöße
(rule
violations),
or
Verstoß
gegen
die
Hausordnung.
The
severity
and
legal
consequences
depend
on
the
context,
ranging
from
administrative
penalties
to
more
serious
sanctions.
Verstoß
can
describe
any
breach
of
rules.
Synonyms
include
Verfehlung
(failure
or
offense)
and
Verletzung
(injury
or
violation).
In
many
contexts,
Verstoß
and
its
variants
are
used
to
discuss
compliance,
enforcement,
and
disciplinary
measures.