infraction
/ɪnˈfrækʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈfrækʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈfrak-shən/ (ame, mw)
infraction — noun
- infractionsingular
- infractionsplural
1. an act of doing something that a rule, law, or agreement does not allow, especia
an act of doing something that a rule, law, or agreement does not allow, especially one that is not very serious
The referee gave Guo a yellow card for a minor infraction during the match.
collocation: minor infraction
Mei-Lin received a warning for a parking infraction near the train station.
collocation: parking infraction
Nadia's only infraction in two years at the library was returning a book one day late.
The factory was fined for a safety infraction that could have caused a fire.
Tariq worried that borrowing a colleague's stapler without asking was a small office infraction.
- offence
slightly more serious connotation; used in legal and moral contexts
- breach
suggests failing to follow a specific agreement or duty rather than a general rule
- violation
stronger than infraction; implies deliberate or serious breaking of a rule or law
- transgression
more formal and often moral/religious in tone
- compliance
the state of following all rules correctly
- observance
careful following of a law, rule, or custom
文法句型
infraction of + noun (rule, law, agreement)
用法筆記
Commonly paired with 'minor' or 'serious' to describe severity. In legal contexts, an infraction is less serious than a violation or offence.