"effraction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛˈfrak.ʃən/ [UK], /ɪˈfrækʃən/ [US], /əˈfræk.ʃən/ [US] Forms: effractions [plural]
Etymology: From French effraction from Latin effractura. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|effraction}} French effraction, {{der|en|la|effractura}} Latin effractura Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} effraction (countable and uncountable, plural effractions)
  1. (obsolete, law) forcible Burglary. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: breaking and entering, forced entry Translations (burglary): efracció [feminine] (Catalan), murtovarkaus (Finnish), włamanie [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-effraction-en-noun-dCXaI44M Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Injuries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 4 18 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 3 13 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Injuries: 74 26 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'burglary': 100 0
  2. (medicine) A bone fracture where the bone breaks the surface of the skin. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (type of bone fracture): avomurtuma (Finnish), złamanie otwarte [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-effraction-en-noun-Y6ihiq4O Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'type of bone fracture': 13 87

Inflected forms

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