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infringe

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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.

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

in·fringer n.

infringe
Verb
[-fringing, -fringed]
1. to violate or break (a law or agreement)
2. infringe on or upon to encroach or trespass on: the press infringed on their privacy [Latin infringere to break off]
infringement n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.infringe - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
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
advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

infringe
infringe on or upon intrude on, compromise, undermine, limit, weaken, diminish, disrupt, curb, encroach on, trespass on
Translations
infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] vtinfringir, violar
vi to infringe on → invadir

infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] vtenfreindre
vi to infringe on → empiéter sur

infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] vt (law) → verstoßen gegen, übertreten
vi to infringe on (rights) → verletzen

infringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] vtinfrangere
vi to infringe on → calpestare

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, loukata enfreindre, empiéter (sur) לַעֲבוֹר עַל- उल्लंघन करना prekršiti, povrijediti megszeg melanggar brjóta í bága við infrangere 違反する 어기다, 침해하다 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 侵犯 порушувати قانون کی خلاف ورزی کرنا vi phạm
n inˈfringement
skending خَرْق، مُخالَفَه нарушение porušení brud; krænkelse die Übertretung παραβίαση infracción, violación rikkumine تخطی؛ تجاوز loukkaaminen 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 違犯 порушення خلاف ورزی sự vi phạm


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Beware of making any distinctions which may infringe equality.
I will therefore once more sign a treaty of peace with you, and see that you do not infringe it on your side; at least, as you are so excellent a politician, I may expect you will keep your leagues, like the French, till your interest calls upon you to break them.
His hotel bill, losses at billiards and cards to Captain Crawley had almost drained the young man's purse, which wanted replenishing before he set out on his travels, and he had no resource but to infringe upon the two thousand pounds which the attorneys were commissioned to pay over to him.
 
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