word
Infection
Ih-NFEH-kshuhn
/ˌɪˈnfɛkʃʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
infection
Dictionary meaning
In international law, an illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.
Examples
- The incoming boat had an infection, so the customs agents had it quarantined.
- Ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable.
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