infract
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- infraction noun
- infractor noun
- uninfracted adjective
Etymology
Origin of infract
First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin infrāctus, past participle of infringere “to break, bend, weaken,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + frag- (variant stem of frangere “to break”) + -tus past participle suffix; akin to break. See in- 2, infringe, frangible
Example Sentences
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“A few weeks later, they searched my cell, they confiscated the book, and they infracted me for having the book that they gave me,” Wright said.
From The Guardian
“Governments pay a lot of attention to the risk of being infracted because it is very expensive and it is not brilliant for your reputation,” she said.
From The Guardian
It's a fixture that inverts the stereotypical differences between north and south, and proves that opposites infract.
From The Guardian
These feudal tenures were established in law; woe to the tenant who presumed to infract them!
From Project Gutenberg
There was a retributive justice for all those who infracted the rules of the game.
From Project Gutenberg
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