infraction f (plural infractions) 1  offense (US), departure. 2  infringement, infraction. â 3 infractionâ in le TrÃ©sor de la langue franÃ§aise informatisÃ© (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
-ine, suffix meaning a chemical substance: chlorine, pyrrolidine, strychnine. [L.
inÂ·herÂ·ent. (Ä­n-hÃ®râ²Ént, -hÄrâ²-) adj. Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; intrinsic: the dangers inherent in the surgery; the inherent instability of financial markets. [Latin inhaerÄns, inhaerent-, present participle of inhaerÄre, to inhere; see inhere.] inÂ·herâ²entÂ·ly adv. inherent.