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infract

[in-frakt]
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verb (used with object)

to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).

RELATED WORDS

contravene, intrude, disobey, impose, trespass, encroach, offend, breach, meddle, defy, infringe, oppose, disregard, disrupt, violate, hinder, overstep, impugn, repudiate, interfere

Nearby words

  1. infrabulge,
  2. infraclass,
  3. infraclavicular fossa,
  4. infraclusion,
  5. infracostal,
  6. infraction,
  7. infradentale,
  8. infradian,
  9. infrahuman,
  10. infralapsarian

Origin of infract

1790–1800; < Latin infrāctus past participle of infringere to break, bend, weaken (see infringe), equivalent to in- in-2 + frag- (variant stem of frangere to break; see frangible) + -tus past participle suffix
Related formsin·frac·tor, nounun·in·fract·ed, adjective
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infract

verb

(tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)
Derived Formsinfraction, nouninfractor, noun

Word Origin for infract

C18: from Latin infractus broken off, from infringere; see infringe
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