A violation of law not punishable by imprisonment Minor traffic offenses generally are considered infractions
The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law
A minor violation of the law, contract, or right that is not a misdemeanor or a felony and that cannot be punished by imprisonment (compare Felony, Misdemeanor)
A breach, violation, or infringement; as of a law, a contract, a right or duty A violation of a statute for which the only sentence authorized is a fine and which violation is expressly designated as an infraction
an act of breaking a rule or law infraction of (infractio, from infringere; INFRINGE)