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infraction

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in⋅frac⋅tion

  [in-frak-shuhn]
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–noun
1. breach; violation; infringement: an infraction of the rules.
2. Medicine/Medical. an incomplete fracture of a bone.
Origin:
1615–25; < L infrāctiōn- (s. of infrāctiō). See infract, -ion

Synonyms:
1. See breach.
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in·frac·tion   (ĭn-frāk'shən)   
n.  The act or an instance of infringing; a violation. See Synonyms at breach.
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·frac·tion
Pronunciation: in-'frak-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act of infringing : VIOLATION —in·fract /-'frakt/ transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

infraction in·frac·tion (ĭn-frāk'shən)
n.
A bone fracture, especially one without displacement.

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