infraction

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

violation infringement misdemeanor misdemeanour slip naughtiness error violence crime invasion wrong breaking sin offense fault
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Antonyms

good feature cover behavior honor discover
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Hypernyms

crime criminal offence criminal offense law-breaking

Hyponyms

perjury sedition disorderly conduct false pretense breach of the peace indecent exposure

Related terms

infringement infringe

Phrases with the word

minor infraction small infraction punishment for every infraction civil infraction myocardial infraction serious infraction

Anagrams

frontiniac infarction

Examples

Every law is an infraction of liberty. Jeremy Bentham

Skipping school isn't a crime. It's an infraction. They're totally different. Cory Doctorow

Any law too often subject to infraction is bad; it is the duty of the legislator to repeal or change it. Marguerite Yourcenar

MISDEMEANOR, n. An infraction of the law having less dignity than a felony and constituting no claim to admittance into the best criminal society. Ambrose Bierce

You could adjust the punishment to fit the infraction. Even a small fine would be enough to bring an errant government to heel. George Soros

Every law is an evil, for every law is an infraction of liberty: And I repeat that government has but a choice of evils. Jeremy Bentham

Close letter words and terms

infracranial infract infractible infractional infractor infradental