infraction
infraction Lexical Profile
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• noun
A violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules, especially a minor offense that does not typically carry jail time.
"The student received a written warning for a minor infraction of the school's dress code."
An incomplete fracture of a bone in which the broken parts do not separate or become displaced (used in medicine).
"The X-ray revealed a small infraction in the second metatarsal head."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'infraction' (a violation of a rule or law) with 'infarction' (the medical term for tissue death due to a blocked blood supply, as in a myocardial infarction).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle English period from Latin 'infractio' (a breaking), derived from the verb 'infringere' (to break in pieces, bruise, or weaken), from 'in-' (into) and 'frangere' (to break).