infringe

in·fringe  (n-frnj)

v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es

v.tr.

1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent.

2. Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.

v.intr.

To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing: an increased workload that infringed on his personal life.

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[Latin nfringere, to destroy : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·fringer n.

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infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ]

vb

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

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

[from Latin infringere to break off, from frangere to break]

infringement  n

infringer  n

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impinge, infringe - To impinge is to come into contact or encroach or have an impact; to infringe is to encroach on a right or privilege or to violate.

See also related terms for impact.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	infringe - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" contravene, run afoul, conflict breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	2.	infringe - advance beyond the usual limit encroach, impinge advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

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infringe

verb break, violate, contravene, disobey, transgress The film exploited his image and infringed his copyright.

infringe on or upon something intrude on, compromise, undermine, limit, weaken, diminish, disrupt, curb, encroach on, trespass on It's starting to infringe on our personal liberties.

Translations

infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ]

A. VT [+ law, rights, copyright] → infringir, violar

B. VI to infringe (up)on [+ sb's rights, interests, privacy] → violar

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infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ]

vt [+ rules, regulations] → enfreindre; [+ rights] → enfreindre; [+ copyright] → enfreindre
They took us to court for infringing copyright laws → Ils nous ont poursuivis pour infraction au copyright.

vi
to infringe on [+ rights] → porter atteinte à
to infringe on sb's freedom → porter atteinte à la liberté de qn
to infringe on sb's privacy → porter atteinte à la vie privée de qn

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infringe

vt → verstoßen gegen; law also → verletzen, übertreten; copyright also → verletzen; rights → verletzen, eingreifen in (+acc)

vi to infringe (up)on somebody’s rights → in jds Rechte (acc) → eingreifen, jds Rechte verletzen

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infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ]

1. vt (law) → infrangere, violare; (rights, copyright) → violare

2. vi (encroach) to infringe on or upon (rights) → violare; (privacy) → invadere

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infringe

v infringe [inˈfrindʒ]

to break (a law etc) or interfere with (a person's freedom or rights). skend يَخْرِقُ، يُخالِف нарушавам porušit, překročit overtræde; krænke übertreten παραβιάζω, καταπατώ infringir, violar rikkuma تخطی کردن؛ تجاوز کردن rikkoa enfreindre, empiéter (sur) לַעֲבוֹר עַל- उल्लंघन करना prekršiti, povrijediti megszeg melanggar brjóta í bága við infrangere 違反する 위반하다 pažeisti pārkāpt (likumu); ierobežot (tiesības, brīvību) melanggar overtreden, schenden krenke, overtre naruszyć infringir a încălca, a viola посягать на; ущемлять porušiť (pre)kršiti prekršiti bryta, kränka ฝ่าฝืน çiğnemek, karşı gelmek 違反(法律)，侵犯(個人自由或權利) порушувати قانون کی خلاف ورزی کرنا vi phạm 侵犯

n inˈfringement

skending خَرْق، مُخالَفَه нарушение porušení brud; krænkelse die Übertretung παραβίαση infracción, violación rikkumine تخطی؛ تجاوز rikkomus transgression עֲבֵרָה उल्लंघन prekršaj, povreda megszegés, áthágás pelanggaran (laga)brot infrazione 違反 위반 pažeidimas (likuma) pārkāpšana; (tiesību u.tml.) ierobežošana; aizskaršana perlanggaran overtreding, inbreuk krenkelse, overtredelse, brudd pogwałcenie infracção încălcare посягательство;ущемление porušenie kršitev kršenje brott, kränkning การฝ่าฝืน çiğneme, karşı gelme 違法，侵權 порушення خلاف ورزی sự vi phạm 违犯