infraction.

A breach of a rule or law, often relatively minor.

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Words that belong together

• minor infraction
• traffic infraction

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The first infraction brought a warning rather than a penalty.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Singular infraction; plural infractions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.