Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of infringing, as of a law or rule; a violation. synonym: breach.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of infracting or breaking; a breakage or fracture.
- noun Breach; violation; infringement: as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, or law.
- noun An incomplete (greenstiek) fracture.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law A
minor offence ,petty crime - noun a violation; breach
- noun ice hockey A major violation of rules which leads to a
penalty , if detected by thereferee .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a crime less serious than a felony
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nations shall have the right to bring to the attention of the Council any infraction, or _any danger of infraction_, of any of these obligations, and that the Council may thereupon take such action and give such direction as it may deem proper and effective in the circumstances. "
The Inside Story of the Peace Conference Emile Joseph Dillon 1894
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
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No other infraction is required for an individual to be detained.
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
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No other infraction is required for an individual to be detained.
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
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My ban ends in 2015, so I guess my infraction is less severe than yours.
An Amusing Story 2009
jwjarvis commented on the word infraction
Among the possible infractions were failure to report at meetings
September 14, 2010