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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈfrækt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in frakt′)

in•fract (in frakt′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).

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
1790–1800

in•frac′tor, n.

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infract /ɪnˈfrækt/ vb

(transitive) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin infractus broken off, from infringere; see infringeinˈfraction n inˈfractor n

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infraction - uninfracted

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