different between infringement vs infraction

English

Etymology

infringe +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?f??nd?m?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?fringe?ment

Noun

infringement (countable and uncountable, plural infringements)

1. A violation or breach, as of a law.
2. An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property.

Antonyms

• noninfringement

Related terms

• infringe
• infringer

Translations

References

• infringement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?f?ak??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?f?æk??n/
• Rhymes: -æk??n

Noun

infraction (plural infractions)

1. (law) A minor offence, petty crime
2. a violation; breach
3. (ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

Related terms

• infringe
• infringement

Translations

See also

• infarction

Further reading

• infraction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• infraction in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• infraction at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• infarction

French

Etymology

From Latin infractio

Pronunciation

Noun

infraction f (plural infractions)

1. offense (US), departure
2. infringement, infraction

Descendants

• ? Romanian: infrac?iune

Further reading

• “infraction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).