Meanings of slightest infraction in English

He now punished the men severely for the slightest infraction of duty.

We could not permit the slightest infraction of rules, the slightest insolence.

For the slightest infraction of the rules they were flogged like galley slaves.

And none of these men would want to be accused of even the slightest infraction.

As such, even the slightest infraction can spark conflict.

The slightest infraction of these rules exposes him to imprisonment, or to a new exile.

The lash was used as never before, and the dunking barrel became a commonplace item of dread employed for the slightest infraction.

An inhuman, never questioned moral code holds sway, especially over the children who are constantly punished, both physically and psychologically, for the slightest infraction.

"At first, she was really angry," she said, remembering how her mother would snap at her for the slightest infraction.