infract — to break or violate a law, rule, or agreement
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to break or violate a law, rule, or agreement
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈfrækt/
Example Sentences
- The student infracted the exam rules by using his phone during the test.
- My cat somehow managed to infract the 'no pets on furniture' rule while I was sleeping.
- The driver infracted multiple traffic laws in just one block.
infract
VERB[/ɪnˈfrækt/]
to break or violate a law, rule, or agreement
The cyclist decided to infract the traffic rule and ran the red light.
He chose to infract the pact, but the original stays intact!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin infractus, past participle of infringere, meaning 'to break into' or 'to violate.' The word evolved from the literal sense of breaking something inward to the figurative meaning of breaking rules or laws.
Breakdown
in- (into/against) + fract- (break, from Latin frangere) meaning 'to break into or violate'
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The student infracted the exam rules by using his phone during the test.”
“My cat somehow managed to infract the 'no pets on furniture' rule while I was sleeping.”
“The driver infracted multiple traffic laws in just one block.”
“Even robots can infract programming rules if they develop artificial intelligence.”
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