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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