false pretence vs infraction

false pretence and infraction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
false pretence	Yes	No	No	No
infraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infraction is a hypernym of false pretence; that is, infraction is a word with a broader meaning than false pretence:

false pretence: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
infraction: a crime less serious than a felony

Other hypernyms of false pretence include infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation.

false pretence (noun)	infraction (noun)
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation	a crime less serious than a felony