infraction

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  1. noun The act or an instance of infringing; a violation. See Synonyms at breach.

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  • No one could the Whitney to the infraction--thanks to the stolen key card and the intern user handle, it couldn't be proven she had been here--and it could escape notice, just another line in the thousands of messages recorded every day. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 01] - Baltimore Blues
  • Revenge was as sacred to them as the commandments were to most of the bishops, even when the infraction was as slight as a brief month of public embarrassment. —  Garwood, Julie - The Gift
  • In addition to Wilson infraction, there was a facemask penalty on cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a roughing the passer call against Karlos Dansby. —  Latest News
  • "Due to the nature of the infraction, the gravity of the offence, we think that a judge will have to decide whether or not he should be released on bail," Crown prosecutor Steve Lariviere told reporters. —  News1130.com
  • Ambrose was penalized for the tire infraction, and the crewman was promptly suspended for the rest of the race. —  Sportsfrog.com
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  1. = French infraction = Spanish infraccion = Portuguese infracção = Italian infrazione, from Latin infractio(n-), a breaking, from infringere, past participle infractus, break: see infract.
 

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