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infraction — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
  • infringement noun A violation of a law or someone's legal rights.
  • transgression noun A violation of a law, rule, or moral code.
  • violation noun An act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.

Senses

infraction is used for these senses in English:

  • breach (legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
  • foul play Any violation of rules.
  • infringement A violation or breach, as of a law.
  • transgression A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
  • violation The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

breach — full definition

  1. noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
  2. noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
  3. verb To break through or violate something.

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