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effraction

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ef⋅frac⋅tion

  [i-frak-shuhn]
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–noun Law.
a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
Origin:
1830–40; < F: lit., a breaking open < L ef- ef- + frāctiōn- fraction

Related forms:
ef⋅frac⋅tor, noun
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