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infract

inf·ract

UK/ɪnˈfɹækt/ uncommon

verb

1.

act in disregard of laws and rules

  • “offend all laws of humanity”
  • “violate the basic laws or human civilization”
  • “break a law”
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From Latin īnfractus, from in- (“not”) + fractus (“broken”), past participle of fringō (“break”).

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