INFRACT
transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
(verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; “offend all laws of humanity”; “violate the basic laws or human civilization”; “break a law”; “break a promise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
infract (third-person singular simple present infracts, present participle infracting, simple past and past participle infracted)
(transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
(transitive) To break off.
Etymology 2
Adjective
infract (not comparable)
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
Anagrams
• frantic, infarct
Source: Wiktionary
In*fract" (n-fr*kt''), a. Etym: [L. infractus; pref. in- not + fractus. p.p. of frangere to break.]
Definition: Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [Obs.] Chapman.
In*fract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Infracting.] Etym: [L. infractus, p.p. of of infringere. See Infringe.]
Definition: To break; to infringe. [R.] Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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