infraction
pronunciation
How to pronounce infraction in British English:
UK [ɪnˈfrækʃn]
How to pronounce infraction in American English:
US [ɪnˈfrækʃən]
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- Noun:
- a crime less serious than a felony
Word Origin
- infraction (n.)
- mid-15c., "the breaking of an agreement," from Middle French infraction and directly from Latin infractionem (nominative infractio) "a breaking, weakening," noun of action from past participle stem of infringere "to break, crush" (see infringe).
Example
- 1. That morning bouazizi got into a tussle with town inspectors who accused him of failing to pay a fine for some arbitrary infraction .
- 2. However things might stand , -- and it was to this point that he reverted constantly , -- one fact dominated everything else for him , and that was , that he had just committed a terrible infraction of the law .
- 3. Another possible infraction investigators could examine : whether any payments were improperly accounted for in the company 's books and records .