Infraction vs. Violation

Infractionnoun

(legal) A minor offence, petty crime

Infractionnoun

a violation; breach

Infractionnoun

(ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.

Infractionnoun

The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law.

Infractionnoun

a crime less serious than a felony

Violationnoun

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

Violationnoun

An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.

Violationnoun

Rape.

Violationnoun

The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

Violationnoun

Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.

Violationnoun

An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.

Violationnoun

Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.

Violationnoun

Ravishment; rape; outrage.

Violationnoun

a crime less serious than a felony

Violationnoun

an act that disregards an agreement or a right;

Violationnoun

entry to another's property without right or permission

Violationnoun

a disrespectful act

Violationnoun

the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will