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in·frac·tion
/
ɪnˈfræk
ʃən
/
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[
in-
frak
-sh
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
breach; violation; infringement:
an infraction of the rules.
2.
Medicine/Medical
.
an incomplete fracture of a bone.
Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
infrāctiōn-
(stem of
infrāctiō
). See
infract
,
-ion
Related forms
non·in·frac·tion,
noun
Can be confused:
infarction
,
infraction.
Synonyms
1.
See
breach
.
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World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
infraction
1461, from L. infractionem (nom. infractio) "a breaking," noun of action from infrang-, stem of infringere (see
infringe
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
infraction
in·frac·tion (ĭn-frāk'shən)
n.
A bone fracture, especially one without displacement.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
Accuse them of some
infraction
or other on their website, and have them shut down.
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