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

plural of infraction

Relating to infractions.

simple past tense and past participle of infract

present participle of infract

Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

(transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule). / (transitive) To break off.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infract

Capable of being broken.

(American football) an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone during the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense. It is a 5 yard penalty.