infraction
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7.2
- noun
- /ɪnˈfrækʃən/
:
infracción
- Calling a penalty in response to an infraction may not always be the appropriate call in every situation.
- a minor infraction
- commit an infraction
- a rule infraction
That means not justifying or ignoring repeated infractions.
- That means not justifying or ignoring repeated infractions.
- Now, now these little incidences, these little infractions, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- A politician for only fundraising infractions alone.
- Was that a bigger infraction than something from a large corporation or the IRSA big entity?
- So don't ask a man if you ask a woman for something you know, it's it's an infraction.
- Any car is going to come in an infraction, and then this cop can order the driver and the passenger to get out.
Examples
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But aside from that, you are hereby under arrest for multiple infractions of the law.
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Since there wasn't very much of it, the infraction seemed hardly significant.
Fiction book (1991) -
Therefore, in our case, escape might well be an infraction of military law.
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One more infraction and you lose your license.
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This is a serious infraction.
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That's a major infraction of the rules.
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Members of the profession must understand that such infractions are governed by their personal ethics.
Academic text (2003) -
Poor academic performance or disciplinary infractions could result in the girls' being expelled.
Academic text (2003) -
The investigators found thirteen infractions of the regulations applying to the required seventy-two-hour waiting period.
Academic text (2000) -
The referee issued a warning for a minor infraction during the game.
Synonyms
351
3.3
An act that breaks a law or rule
222
4.6
A small crime usually punished by a fine
133
6.0
A small crime that is less serious than a major crime
103
6.7
Breaking a law, rule, or someone else's rights
49
8.1
An action that breaks a law, rule, or moral principle
4
8.9
An action that breaks a law or rule
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
infraction = infringe (semi-transparent) = fract + ion
The noun is derivable as the act/result of 'infringe' plus '-ion', but form differences (infringe vs. infraction) and historical morphological changes make the relation slightly non-transparent for learners.
Etymology
Infraction comes from a Latin root fract meaning 'break', the same root you see in fracture. So an infraction is like a small 'breaking' of a rule or law.