infract

verb, adj — 3 senses

infract

verb

/ɪnˈfɹækt/

Etymology From Latin īnfringō, past participle īnfractus. See infringe.

1

To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).

2

To break off.

  • infracted rock
Derived terms
infractible
Related terms
infraction, infarct

infract

adj

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

1

Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.

  • a mind infract1612, George Chapman, Petrarch's Seven Penitential Psalams:

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