infract

3 definitions found

infract - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Infract \In*fract"\ ([i^]n*fr[a^]kt"), a. [L. infractus; pref.
     in- not + fractus. p. p. of frangere to break.]
     Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [Obs.] --Chapman.
     [1913 Webster]

  Infract \In*fract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infracted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Infracting.] [L. infractus, p. p. of of infringere.
     See Infringe.]
     To break; to infringe. [R.] --Thomson.
     [1913 Webster]

infract - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  infract
      v 1: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
           "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or
           human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn:
           transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against,
           breach, break] [ant: keep, observe]