"infract" meaning in English

See infract in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈfɹækt/
Etymology: From Latin īnfractus, from in- (“not”) + fractus (“broken”), past participle of fringō (“break”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|īnfractus}} Latin īnfractus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} infract (not comparable)
  1. Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-infract-en-adj-GpR3-Szd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 5 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 9 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 6 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfɹækt/ Forms: infracts [present, singular, third-person], infracting [participle, present], infracted [participle, past], infracted [past]
Etymology: From Latin īnfringō, past participle īnfractus. See infringe. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|īnfringō}} Latin īnfringō Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-infract-en-verb-D~4HxLbI
  2. (transitive) To break off. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-infract-en-verb-dTgsUpIH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 9 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: infraction, infarct
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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