infract

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɹækt/

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Etymology 1

From Latin īnfringō, past participle īnfractus. See infringe.

Verb

infract (third-person singular simple present infracts, present participle infracting, simple past and past participle infracted)

1. (transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
2. (transitive) To break off.

   infracted rock

Derived terms

• infractible

Related terms

• infraction

See also

• infarct

Etymology 2

From Latin īnfractus, from in- (“not”) + fractus (“broken”), past participle of fringō (“break”).

Adjective

infract (not comparable)

1. Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
   • 1612, George Chapman, Petrarch's Seven Penitential Psalams:

     a mind infract

Anagrams

• frantic, infarct