Example: La infracción de las normas de tráfico puede causar accidentes graves.
Definition
"La infracción" refers to the act of breaking or violating rules, laws, or regulations, especially in contexts related to safety or legal standards. For example, "la infracción" of traffic rules can lead to serious accidents.
"La infracción" comes from the Latin word "infractio," which means breaking or violating. The prefix "in-" implies negation, and "frangere" means to break. Did you know that the word originally described a physical breaking before it evolved to mean rule-breaking?
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"La infracción" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Security - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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