infraction
noun /ɪnˈfrækʃn/
/ɪnˈfrækʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- an act of breaking a rule or law synonym infringement
- minor infractions of EU regulations
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin infractio(n-), from the verb infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.