contravene vs infract

contravene and infract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contravene	No	No	Yes	No
infract	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, infract is a hypernym of contravene; that is, infract is a word with a broader meaning than contravene:

Other hypernyms of contravene include breach, break, go against, offend, transgress, violate.

contravene (verb)	infract (verb)
deny the truth of	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against, as of rules and laws