infringe[verb]Synonyms: break, contravene, disobey, transgress, violate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧fringe /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: infringere, from frangere 'to break']
to do something that is against a law or someone’s legal rights:
A backup copy of a computer program does not infringe copyright.—infringement noun [uncountable and countable]:
the infringement of human rightsinfringe on/upon something phrasal verb to limit someone’s freedom in some way:
Some students argued that the rule infringed on their right to free speech. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲