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infringe

[in-frinj]

verb (used with object)

infringed, infringing 
  1. to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress.

    to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.

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verb (used without object)

infringed, infringing 
  1. to encroach or trespass (usually followed by on orupon ).

    Don't infringe on his privacy.

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infringe

/ ɪˈڰɪԻ /

verb

  1. (tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)

  2. (intr; foll by on or upon) to encroach or trespass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • infringer noun
  • ˈڰԲ𳾱Գ noun
  • ˈڰԲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infringe1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin infringere “to break, weaken,” equivalent to in- in- 2 + -fringere, combining form of frangere “to break”; akin to break
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infringe1

C16: from Latin infringere to break off, from frangere to break
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Example Sentences

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“The case against Park was related to corruption — it wasn’t a case of the president unconstitutionally infringing on people’s basic rights,” he said.

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"But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it's done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing," he said.

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“But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it’s done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing.”

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In a high-energy, intensely physical start, played out in a raucous atmosphere, Pollard's pinpoint penalty from the left touchline put the hosts ahead after Sharks infringed at the line-out.

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Some Republicans argued that the bill infringes on the First Amendment with “content-based speech regulation.”

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