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effraction

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ɛˈfrak.ʃən/
  • US: /ɪˈfrækʃən/
  • US: /əˈfræk.ʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

forcible Burglary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • No effraction was found, suggesting the intruder had a key.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: breaking and entering, forced entry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A bone fracture where the bone breaks the surface of the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French effraction from Latin effractura.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: efracció — burglary
  • Finnish: murtovarkaus — burglary
  • Polish: włamanie — burglary
  • Finnish: avomurtuma — type of bone fracture
  • Polish: złamanie otwarte — type of bone fracture