Common informer(Law), one who habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor. Bouvier. Wharton.

Informidable
(In*for"mi*da*ble) a. [L. informidabilis. See In- not, and Formidable.] Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [Obs.] "Foe not informidable." Milton.

Informity
(In*form"i*ty) n. [L. informitas. See Inform, a.] Want of regular form; shapelessness. [Obs.]

Informous
(In*form"ous) a. [See Inform, a.] Of irregular form; shapeless. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Infortunate
(In*for"tu*nate) a. [L. infortunatus.] Unlucky; unfortunate. [Obs.] Shak.

"A most infortunate chance."
Howell.

In*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Infortune
(In*for"tune) n. [L. infortunium. See In- not, and Fortune.] Misfortune. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Infortuned
(In*for"tuned) a. Unfortunate. [Obs.]

I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight.
Chaucer.

Infound
(In*found") v. t. [L. infundere to pour in. See Infuse.] To pour in; to infuse. [Obs.] Sir T. More.

Infra
(||In*"fra) adv. [L. Cf. Inferior.] Below; beneath; under; after; — often used as a prefix.

Infra-axillary
(In`fra-ax"il*la*ry) a. [Infra + axillary.] (Bot.) Situated below the axil, as a bud.

Infrabranchial
(In`fra*bran"chi*al) a. [Infra + branchial.] (Zoöl.) Below the gills; — applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.

Infraclavicular
(In`fra*cla*vic"u*lar) a. [Infra + clavicular.] (Anat.) Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa.

Infract
(In*fract") a. [L. infractus; pref. in- not + fractus. p. p. of frangere to break.] Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [Obs.] Chapman.

Infract
(In*fract"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Infracting.] [L. infractus, p. p. of of infringere. See Infringe.] To break; to infringe. [R.] Thomson.

Infractible
(In*fract"i*ble) a. Capable of being broken.[R.]

Infraction
(In*frac"tion) n. [L. infractio: cf. F. infraction.] The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law. I. Watts.

Infractor
(In*fract"or) n. [Cf. F. infracteur.] One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker.

Infragrant
(In*fra"grant) a. Not fragrant.

Infrahyoid
(In`fra*hy"oid) a. [Infra + hyoid.] (Anat.) Same as Hyosternal (a).

Infralabial
(In`fra*la"bi*al) a. (Zoöl.) Below the lower lip; — said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.

3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.


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