false pretense vs infraction

false pretense and infraction both are nouns.

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

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

false pretense: (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 pretense include infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation.

false pretense (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