ผิดกฎ

Explanation

ผิดกฎ combines ผิด, meaning to be wrong or deviate from a standard, with กฎ, meaning a rule. With a person as the subject, it means “break the rules.” With an action or method as the subject, it means “be against the rules.” ทำผิดกฎ is also a common way to say “commit a rule violation.”

Usage

Used when discussing school or workplace rules, facility regulations, sports and game rules, and traffic rules. It is also common in warnings and explanations of penalties for violations.

Caution

ผิดกฎ refers to breaking rules in general. Use ผิดกฎหมาย specifically for breaking the law and ผิดสัญญา for breaching a contract. For an ordinary mistake, such as a wrong answer, use ผิด or ตอบผิด instead.

1 break a rule synonyms

• ฝ่าฝืนกฎ

  ฝ่าฝืนกฎ is somewhat more formal and often suggests knowingly disregarding a rule. ผิดกฎ is more general and can simply state that something is against the rules.

• ละเมิดกฎ

  ละเมิดกฎ is a more formal expression meaning to violate a rule and is common in official contexts. ผิดกฎ is the more neutral, everyday choice.