French Conversation · Level 109
60 words
French word
infraction
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃fʁaksjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounviolation
Example
C'est une infraction au code de la route.
This is a violation of the traffic code.
More examples
L'entreprise risque des sanctions pour cette infraction.
The company risks sanctions for this violation.
Core concept
A rule or legal duty crossed by an act, like a car entering a prohibited lane.
Common phrases
commettre une infraction
commit a violation
une infraction au code de la route
a violation of the traffic code
une infraction grave
a serious violation
Similar words
faute: A mistake or failing caused by carelessness or poor judgment.
erreur: A mistake in judgment, calculation, or another process.
Definition in French
Manquement à une obligation légale ou à un règlement.
Word origin
French infraction comes from Latin infractio, 'a breaking', from infringere, 'to break or violate'.
Usage tips
- Infraction is feminine and normally takes à for the rule breached, as in une infraction au code de la route.
Other meanings
- offensenoun
- infringementnoun
Opposites
- légalitélegalitynoun
- conformitécompliancenoun
Related words
- infracteurviolatornoun
- infractionnelviolation-relatedadjective