Defiance vs Infraction - What's the difference?
defiance | infraction |
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=6, title= (legal) A minor offence, petty crime
a violation; breach
(ice hockey) A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
As nouns the difference between defiance and infraction
is that defiance is mistrust while infraction is (legal) a minor offence, petty crime.defiance
English
(wikipedia defiance)Noun
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance . After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.}}
