infract

 [in-frakt]  

in·fract

   [in-frakt]
verb (used with object)
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
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Origin:
1790–1800; < Latin infrāctus past participle of infringere to break, bend, weaken (see infringe), equivalent to in- in-2 + frag- (variant stem of frangere to break; see frangible) + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms
in·frac·tor, noun
un·in·fract·ed, adjective
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infract (ɪnˈfrækt)
 
—vb
(tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)
 
[C18: from Latin infractus broken off, from infringere; see infringe]
 
in'fraction
 
—n
 
in'fractor
 
—n

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