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Infraction

🔄 Synonyms of "Infraction"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
infringementnoun	A violation or breach, as of a law.
offensenoun	The act of offending.
offencenoun	British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
misdemeanornoun	(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
misdemeanournoun	(British spelling) Alternative form of misdemeanor. [(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Infraction"

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Word	Definition
violationnoun	The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
infringementnoun	A violation or breach, as of a law.
offensenoun	The act of offending.
misdemeanournoun	(British spelling) Alternative form of misdemeanor. [(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.]
misdemeanornoun	(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
offencenoun	British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
offendernoun	A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
crimenoun	(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
offendingnoun	The act of committing an offence.
contraventionnoun	The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).
wrongdoingnoun	(uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
trespassingnoun	unauthorized entry to private property
felonynoun	(law, criminology, US, historical in UK) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.
break-innoun	The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.
non-compliancenoun	Alternative spelling of noncompliance. [A failure to comply.]
breachnoun	(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
infarctionnoun	(pathology) An infarct (an area of ischemic necrosis).
dulnoun	A surname from Khmer.
petty crimenoun	A minor, less serious crime.
faultnoun	(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.