As nouns the difference between fracture and infraction
is that fracture is the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage while infraction is a minor offence, petty crime.
As a verb fracture
is to break, or cause something to break.
fracture
Noun
(
en noun)
the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
(geology) a fault or crack in a rock
Derived terms
* compound fracture
* fracture mechanics
* greenstick fracture
* hairline fracture
* incomplete fracture
* Jones fracture
* simple fracture
* Smith's fracture
* stress fracture
* tracheal fracture
* vowel fracture
Related terms
* fractal
* fraction
* fragment
Verb
to break, or cause something to break
infraction
Noun
(
en noun)
(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.
Related terms
* infringe
* infringement
See also
* infarction
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