INFRACTION

By admin | June 22, 2013

infraction,n. A violation, usu. of a rule or local ordinance and usu. not punishable by

incarceration. See VIOLATION(1). — infract,vb.

civil infraction.An act or omission that, though not a crime, is prohibited by law and is

punishable. • In some states, many traffic violations are classified as civil infractions.

[Blacks Law 8th]