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单词 infraction
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Definition of infraction in English:

infraction

noun ɪnˈfrakʃ(ə)nɪnˈfrækʃ(ə)n
Law
  • A violation or infringement of a law or agreement.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This all seems very reasonable if the types of crimes are minor infractions, like trespassing.
    • His history with law infractions leads to the conclusion that he understands how the criminal justice system works.
    • She says that the charge from that incident was a misdemeanor, an infraction that would not seem enough to establish her as a threat to aviation.
    • It was easy to create infractions within the large corporate infrastructure.
    • In general, it means that whenever a public body exceeds or abuses the powers vested in it the courts may intervene to correct the infraction.
    • The accused are then charged with relatively minor infractions after public opinion has already been rallied against them.
    • Researchers then asked the injured parties how strongly they'd actually feel about such infractions.
    • I don't think the legislation is aimed at saving the streets from minor criminal infractions.
    • The most common crimes are infractions of the traffic code, infractions of drug laws, and theft.
    • The students committed misdemeanor infractions; their teacher gets hit with multiple felonies.
    • Here are some members of Congress willing to listen to the public and to take seriously the infractions of public trust.
    • Punishment is meted out to the offender because this is what he deserves in response to his infraction of the criminal law.
    • I am of the view that there was no reasonable basis for detention of Mr. Stephen on an alleged infraction of the seatbelt legislation.
    • Many of the cases they cited included the harassment of black workers and youth like Thomas, or their arrest for petty infractions.
    • The enforcement procedure had not been sufficiently defined with respect to infractions.
    • Murder is an infraction of every known ethical paradigm.
    • A plot of a car's progress is sent to the insurance company on a daily basis, so speed limit infractions can be spotted.
    • The House bill would make it a federal misdemeanor crime, rather than merely a civil infraction, to violate immigration laws.
    • Discipline occurred most often for verbal infractions and social transgressions.
    • The offences that colleagues shield are not necessarily major infractions to be protected from external eyes.
    Synonyms
    infringement, contravention, breach, violation, transgression, breaking
    neglect, dereliction, non-observance, failure to observe, non-compliance
    Law delict, contumacy

Derivatives

  • infract

  • verb ɪnˈfraktɪnˈfrækt
    [with object]Law
    • Break the terms of (a law or agreement)

      they are sticklers for rules and report you to the authorities if you infract them
  • infractor

  • noun ɪnˈfraktəɪnˈfræktər
    Law
    • Sanctioners are chosen because they are structurally close to the infractors, but often also because they are relatively more powerful.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Other than confiscating gear and catch there is little a group can do to punish infractors.
      • The type of infraction was used to classify drivers as infractors or non-infractors.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin infractio(n-), from the verb infringere (see infringe).

 
 

Definition of infraction in US English:

infraction

nouninˈfrakSH(ə)nɪnˈfrækʃ(ə)n
Law
  • A violation or infringement of a law or agreement.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She says that the charge from that incident was a misdemeanor, an infraction that would not seem enough to establish her as a threat to aviation.
    • I don't think the legislation is aimed at saving the streets from minor criminal infractions.
    • The House bill would make it a federal misdemeanor crime, rather than merely a civil infraction, to violate immigration laws.
    • Discipline occurred most often for verbal infractions and social transgressions.
    • His history with law infractions leads to the conclusion that he understands how the criminal justice system works.
    • The most common crimes are infractions of the traffic code, infractions of drug laws, and theft.
    • In general, it means that whenever a public body exceeds or abuses the powers vested in it the courts may intervene to correct the infraction.
    • Punishment is meted out to the offender because this is what he deserves in response to his infraction of the criminal law.
    • Many of the cases they cited included the harassment of black workers and youth like Thomas, or their arrest for petty infractions.
    • This all seems very reasonable if the types of crimes are minor infractions, like trespassing.
    • A plot of a car's progress is sent to the insurance company on a daily basis, so speed limit infractions can be spotted.
    • It was easy to create infractions within the large corporate infrastructure.
    • Murder is an infraction of every known ethical paradigm.
    • The students committed misdemeanor infractions; their teacher gets hit with multiple felonies.
    • Here are some members of Congress willing to listen to the public and to take seriously the infractions of public trust.
    • The offences that colleagues shield are not necessarily major infractions to be protected from external eyes.
    • Researchers then asked the injured parties how strongly they'd actually feel about such infractions.
    • I am of the view that there was no reasonable basis for detention of Mr. Stephen on an alleged infraction of the seatbelt legislation.
    • The enforcement procedure had not been sufficiently defined with respect to infractions.
    • The accused are then charged with relatively minor infractions after public opinion has already been rallied against them.
    Synonyms
    infringement, contravention, breach, violation, transgression, breaking

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin infractio(n-), from the verb infringere (see infringe).

 
 
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