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effraction

 [ih-frak-shuhn]  

ef·frac·tion

   [ih-frak-shuhn]
noun Law.
a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
Origin:
1830–40; < French: literally, a breaking open < Latin ef- ef- + frāctiōn- fraction

Related forms
ef·frac·tor, noun
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