infraction

[ in-frak-shuhn ]

noun

1. breach; violation; infringement:

   an infraction of the rules.

2. Medicine/Medical. an incomplete fracture of a bone.

Other Words From

• nonin·fraction noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infraction¹

First recorded in 1615–25, infraction is from the Latin word infrāctiōn- (stem of infrāctiō ). See infract, -ion

Synonym Study

See breach.

Example Sentences

After the USC sanctions several other programs were investigated for infractions that in some cases were worse than what USC was accused of.

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Sometimes they picked him up for things he admits he did, such as driving infractions and other low-level charges.

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Younger than 21, he also faces an infraction for driving with alcohol in his system.

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Black clients were kicked out of the facility’s program for infractions that white clients weren’t punished for, according to the lawsuit.

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The council is already studying the cost and feasibility of creating unarmed civilian teams to respond to certain traffic issues, ending some traffic stops for minor infractions and limiting traffic fines in poorer neighborhoods.

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Related Words

• breach
• crime
• error
• infringement
• lapse
• offense
• sin
• transgression