INFRACTION

misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement

(noun) a crime less serious than a felony

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

infraction (plural infractions)

(legal) 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.

Anagrams

• infarction

Source: Wiktionary


In*frac"tion, n. Etym: [L. infractio: cf. F. infraction.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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