English > infract: 1 sense > verb 1, socialMeaning | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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Synonyms | transgress, offend, violate, go against, breach, break |
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Narrower | conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene | go against, as of rules and laws |
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drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin |
trespass | break the law |
trespass, intrude | Enter unlawfully on someone's property |
Broader | disrespect | show a lack of respect for |
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Opposite | observe, keep | conform one's action or practice to |
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Spanish | insultar, ofender, transgredir, violar, vulnerar |
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Catalan | insultar, transgredir, vulnerar |
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Nouns | infraction | a crime less serious than a felony |
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