infraction

From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɹækʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ækʃən

infraction (plural infractions)

1. (law) A minor offence, petty crime.

   Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.

2. A violation; breach.
3. (ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

• infringe
• infringement

• infarction

• infraction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• infraction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• infraction at OneLook Dictionary Search

• infarction

From Latin infractio.

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infraction f (plural infractions)

1. offense (US), departure
2. infringement, infraction

• → Romanian: infracțiune

• “infraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.