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Webster 1913 Edition


Infract

In-fract′

(ĭn-frăkt′)
,
Adj.
[L.
infractus
; pref.
in-
not +
fractus
. p. p. of
frangere
to break.]
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
[Obs.]
Chapman.

In-fract′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Infract

INFRACT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. infractus, from infringo; in and frango, to break.] To break; to violate. [This is synonymous with infringe; it is an unnecessary word and little used.]