Definitions for infraction
ɪnˈfræk ʃənin·frac·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringementnoun

   a crime less serious than a felony

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. infractionnoun

   A minor offence, petty crime

2. infractionnoun

   a violation; breach

3. infractionnoun

   A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

4. Etymology: From infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from +.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infractionnoun

   The act of breaking; breach; violation.

   Etymology: infraction, Fr. infractio, Lat.

   By the same gods, the justice of whose wrath
   Punish'd the infraction of my former faith. Edmund Waller.

   The wolves, pretending an infraction in the abuse of their hostages, fell upon the sheep immediately without their dogs. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infraction

   A summary offence or petty offence is a violation in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence).

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1. infraction

   An infraction is a violation or breaking of a rule, agreement, law, or regulation. It is generally considered a minor offense and is often met with a penalty or punishment such as a fine or warning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infractionnoun

   the act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law

2. Etymology: [L. infractio: cf. F. infraction.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infraction

   in-frak′shun, n. violation, esp. of law: breach.—v.t. Infract′, to break off.—n. Infrac′tor, one who infracts. [L.,—in, in, frangĕre, fractum, to break.]

Anagrams for infraction »

1. infarction

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infraction in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infraction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of infraction in a Sentence

1. Andrea Parisi:

   We clarified everything from a legal point of view. The money came from concerts he had performed around Europe. There was no crime; it was just an administrative infraction.

2. De Blasio:

   I get the reports every day. Someone’s jumping a turnstile [ or ] someone had some other kind of infraction and … it turns out Broken Windows Policing have a weapon.

3. Juliette Gust:

   Some of these officers have reported threats to their safety and that of their family.Officers may also believe that they will be ostracized by their peers, retaliated against in various forms, like being given undesirable assignments, or that they could be terminated from their jobs for an infraction that would not normally result in termination, all of these concerns have a chilling effect on an officers willingness to report misconduct.

4. Puyallup Police Officer David LaSalata:

   I pulled a gal over who was a former student who was speeding and unfortunately I did have to write and infraction.

5. Jeremy Bentham:

   Every law is an infraction of liberty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infraction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infraction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infraction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infraction
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infraction
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=infraction