transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break
(verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; âoffend all laws of humanityâ; âviolate the basic laws or human civilizationâ; âbreak a lawâ; âbreak a promiseâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
infract (not comparable)
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
• 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
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; ââI canât tell you when the manager will arrive,â he said rather uninformativelyâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
