Irregularity vs Infraction - What's the difference?
irregularity | infraction |
(countable) An instance of being irregular.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
(countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary.
(countable) A violation of rules.
(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 irregularity and infraction
is that irregularity is (countable) an instance of being irregular while infraction is (legal) a minor offence, petty crime.irregularity
English
Noun
- an irregularity of surface
- An investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.