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INFRACT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Example:
break a promise
Synonyms:
breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "infract" is one way to...):
disrespect (show a lack of respect for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "infract"):
sin; transgress; trespass (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)
blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)
conflict; contravene; infringe; run afoul (go against, as of rules and laws)
trespass (break the law)
intrude; trespass (enter unlawfully on someone's property)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
infraction (a crime less serious than a felony)
