present participle of infract

(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

simple past tense and past participle of infract

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

Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

Capable of being broken.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infract

Relating to infractions.

(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.