infraction

noun
/ɪnˈfɹakʃən/UK/ɪnˈfɹækʃən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from infractio
  2. derived from infraction

Definitions

  1. A minor offence, petty crime.

    • Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.
    • Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.
  2. A violation

    A violation; breach.

    • A team's first infraction could mean a fine of up to $25,000.
  3. A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at infraction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at infraction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at infraction

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA