infraction

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɹækʃən/ Rhymes: -ækʃən === Noun === infraction (plural infractions) (law) A minor offence, petty crime. A violation; breach. (ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== infringe infringement ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== infarction === Further reading === “infraction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “infraction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “infraction”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === infarction == French == === Etymology === From Latin īnfractiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ === Noun === infraction f (plural infractions) offense (US), departure infringement, infraction ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: infracțiune === Further reading === “infraction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012