infraction
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ʃən noun
1.
breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
2.
Medicine/Medical. an incomplete fracture of a bone.
Related forms
non·in·frac·tion, noun
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infract (ɪnˈfrækt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc) | |
| [C18: from Latin infractus broken off, from infringere; see | |
| in'fraction | |
| —n | |
| in'fractor | |
| —n | |
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Infraction
is always a great word to know.
So is tibia. Does it mean:
| the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. |
| the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone |
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Word Origin & History
infraction
1461, from L. infractionem (nom. infractio) "a breaking," noun of action from infrang-, stem of infringere (see infringe).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
infraction in·frac·tion (ĭn-frāk'shən)
n.
A bone fracture, especially one without displacement.
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Example sentences
She came off as unapologetic and defiant, apologizing only belatedly for each infraction.
One other infraction, however, does lend itself to a somewhat more to factual vetting.
The police created, in other words, a potential criminal infraction where there should have been no infraction.
If you are charged with a traffic misdemeanor or infraction, you usually will not be taken into custody.
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