infraction

UK/in'frækʃәn/US

GREC2

Definitions

A minor breaking of a rule or law; a violation.

违规；轻微违法行为。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

fractbreak, break apart

-ionact, process, state

=infraction

in- (in/into) + fract (break) + -ion = 'a breaking into' a rule. An infraction is a small violation — a traffic infraction, a minor rules infraction. It is the past-stem sibling of infringe (which kept the present stem -fring-).

Root fract still carries 13 more words

Common Collocations

1.traffic infraction交通违规
2.minor infraction轻微违规
3.[parking] infraction[停车]违规

Example Sentences

1.
He was fined for a minor traffic infraction.
2.
Even a small infraction of the rules can cost you the match.
3.
The report listed several safety infractions at the plant.

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