effraction

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i frak′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ef•frac•tion  (i frak′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawa breaking into a house, store, etc., by force;
    forcible entry.
  • Latin ef- ef- + frāctiōn- fraction
  • French: literally, a breaking open
  • 1830–40
ef•frac′tor, n. 

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