犯す
おかす · okasu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan
to violate
犯 = crime; 犯す = do a crime (commit it) or violate a rule
Compare 犯人 (hannin, culprit): the verb 犯す takes the crime or the violated thing as its object. Use it for committing an offense or violating someone's rights.
犯 — dog radical 犭 + 㔾 (kneeling person)
Originally a semantic-phonetic compound: the dog radical 犭 suggested an animal attacking, while 㔾 (a kneeling figure) hinted at the sound and the idea of submission or transgression. The meaning broadened from 'a beast attacking a person' to 'to violate, offend, commit (a crime),' giving modern senses like 'criminal' and 'to infringe.'