Infraction

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  • noun. The act or an instance of infringing, as of a law or rule; a violation. synonym: breach.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of infracting or breaking; a breakage or fracture.
  • noun. Breach; violation; infringement: as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, or law.
  • noun. An incomplete (greenstiek) fracture.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A minor offence, petty crime
  • noun. a violation; breach
  • noun. A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a crime less serious than a felony
  • Word Usage
    "Nations shall have the right to bring to the attention of the Council any infraction, or _any danger of infraction_, of any of these obligations, and that the Council may thereupon take such action and give such direction as it may deem proper and effective in the circumstances. ""
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