infract
VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (1)infracted, infracting
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises“offend all laws of humanity”“violate the basic laws or human civilization”“break a law”“break a promise”Synonyms: transgressoffendviolatego againstbreachbreakMore general disrespectMore specific sin, trespass, drop the ball, conflict
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·fract′ (ĭn-frăkt′), adjective
Origin: L. infractus; pref. in- not + fractus. p. p. of frangere to break.
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. obsolete George Chapman
In·fract′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Infracted; present participle & verbal noun Infracting.]
Origin: L. infractus, p. p. of of infringere. See Infringe.
To break; to infringe. rare James Thomson
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54