"infractor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infractors [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Middle French infracteur, from Late Latin īnfrāctor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|infracteur}} Middle French infracteur, {{der|en|la-lat|īnfrāctor}} Late Latin īnfrāctor Head templates: {{en-noun}} infractor (plural infractors)
  1. One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a rule breaker.
    Sense id: en-infractor-en-noun-HXFJ8P53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 28 34 10 1

Inflected forms

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