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語源

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

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ɪnˈfɹækʃən/
• 韻: -ækʃən

名詞

infraction (plural infractions)

1. (law) A minor offence, petty crime.

   Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.

   • 2021 January 8, Nicole Hemmer, “The striking parallels between the assaults on Charlottesville and the Capitol”, in CNN‎:

     Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.

2. A violation; breach.
   • 2016 October 9, Ahiza Garcia, “NFL teams may now get fined for their social media posts”, in CNN Business‎:

     A team's first infraction could mean a fine of up to $25,000.

3. (ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

派生語

関連する語

• infringe
• infringement

参考

• infarction

Further reading

• “infraction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “infraction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “infraction”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• infarction