fracture

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

“it was a nasty fracture”

fracture a bone of

a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

the act of cracking something

become fractured

“The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe”

break (a bone)

break into pieces

“The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle”

interrupt, break, or destroy

“fracture the balance of power”

violate or abuse

“This writer really fractures the language”