English > infract: 1 sense > verb 1, social| Meaning | 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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