infraction

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

Was he concentric with infraction and repression? — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
But beware of a second infraction of our rules! — Monte-Cristo's Daughter, Edmund Flagg
He had entered by the kitchen door--there were the marks of infraction. — The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol, William John Locke

misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement

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