English verb: infract | |||
1. | infract (social) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | ||
Samples | Offend all laws of humanity. Violate the basic laws or human civilization. Break a law. Break a promise. | ||
Synonyms | breach, break, go against, offend, transgress, violate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disrespect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blunder, boob, conflict, contravene, drop the ball, goof, infringe, intrude, run afoul, sin, sin, transgress, trespass, trespass, trespass | ||
Antonyms | keep, observe | ||