infraction
UK/ɪnˈfɹakʃən//ɪnˈfɹækʃən/
infraction noun: a minor offence, petty crime.
Noun
infraction (plural infractions)
- A minor offence, petty crime.
- Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.
- Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.2021 January 8, Nicole Hemmer, “The striking parallels between the assaults on Charlottesville and the Capitol”, in CNN
- A violation; breach.
- A team's first infraction could mean a fine of up to $25,000.2016 October 9, Ahiza Garcia, “NFL teams may now get fined for their social media posts”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 28 May 2025
- A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
infraction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
infraction in Hindi
- violation
- उल्लंघन ullaṅghan, अतिचार aticār, अतिक्रम atikram
infraction in Tamil
- விதி மீறல், சட்ட மீறல், உடையாமுறிவு, ஒட்டிய முறிவு, துகள்பட முறிவு, நொறுங்கா முறிவு
infraction in Urdu
- انحراف, نقص, تجاوز
infraction in Bengali
- লঙ্ঘন, আইন ভঙ্গ, অপরাধ
More languagesFewer languages
- infraction in Malayalam
- അതിക്രമം, കടന്നുകയറ്റം, നിയമ ലംഘനം, ഉല്ലംഘനം
- infraction in Kannada
- ಮುರಿಯುವುದು, ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ, ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಣ
- infraction in Arabic
- مُخَالَفَة muḵālafa
Examples of infraction in a sentence
- The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.
- The administrator let the minor infraction slide with only a disapproving look.
- We owe it to a small group of brave whistle-blowers that we know about the infractions at all.
Forms of infraction
| plural | infractions |
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Origin of infraction
From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).
Words formed from infraction
Words that rhyme with infraction
Questions about infraction
- What does infraction mean?
- Infraction means a minor offence, petty crime.
- What is infraction in Hindi?
- Infraction in Hindi is उल्लंघन (ullaṅghan), अतिचार (aticār), अतिक्रम (atikram). See Infraction meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is infraction?
- Infraction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce infraction?
- Infraction is pronounced /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of infraction?
- The plural of infraction is infractions.
Words near infraction in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: infraction (page history and authors); infraction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); infraction (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Infraction (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); infraction (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); infraction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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