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infraction vs law-breaking

law-breaking vs infraction

infraction and law-breaking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infraction Yes No No No
law-breaking Yes No No No
As nouns, law-breaking is a hypernym of infraction; that is, law-breaking is a word with a broader meaning than infraction:
  • infraction: a crime less serious than a felony
  • law-breaking: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of infraction include crime, criminal offence, criminal offense.
infraction (noun) law-breaking (noun)
a crime less serious than a felony (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Difference between infraction and law-breaking

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