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1. (v.t.) infringe
to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress:
to infringe a copyright.
2. (v.i.) infringe
to encroach or trespass (usu. fol. by on or upon):
to infringe on someone's privacy.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L infringere to break, weaken =in-in-2+frangere to break)
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| Definition of 'infringe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene
go against, as of rules and laws
"He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
2. (verb) encroach, infringe, impinge
advance beyond the usual limit
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| Definition of 'infringe' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) infringe
to break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract
2. (verb) infringe
to hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power
3. (verb) infringe
to break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend
4. (verb) infringe
to encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another
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Sense: to break (a law etc) or interfere with (a person's freedom or rights).
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 Afrikaans: skend |
 Arabic: يَخْرِقُ، يُخالِف |
 Bulgarian: нарушавам |
 Brazilian: infringir |
 Czech: porušit, překročit |
 German: übertreten |
 Danish: overtræde; krænke |
 Greek: παραβιάζω, καταπατώ |
 Spanish: infringir, violar |
 Estonian: rikkuma |
 Farsi: تخطی کردن؛ تجاوز کردن |
 Finnish: rikkoa |
 French: enfreindre, empiéter (sur |
 Hebrew: לַעֲבוֹר עַל- |
 Hindi: उल्लंघन करना |
 Croatian: prekršiti, povrijediti |
 Hungarian: megszeg |
 Indonesian: melanggar |
 Icelandic: brjóta í bága við |
 Italian: infrangere |
 Japanese: 違反する |
 Korean: 위반하다 |
 Lithuanian: pažeisti |
 Latvian: pārkāpt (likumu); ierobež |
 Malay: melanggar |
 Dutch: overtreden, schenden |
 Norwegian: krenke, overtre |
 Polish: naruszyć |
 Persian: تخطی کردن؛ تجاوز کردن |
 Pashto: تجاوز کول |
 Portuguese: infringir |
 Romanian: aîncălca, a viola |
 Russian: посягать на; ущемлять |
 Slovak: porušiť |
 Slovenian: (pre)kršiti |
 Serbian: prekršiti |
 Swedish: bryta, kränka |
 Thai: ฝ่าฝืน |
 Turkish: çiğnemek, karşı gelmek |
 Taiwanese: 違反(法律)，侵犯(個人自由或權利) |
 Ukrainian: порушувати |
 Urdu: قانون کی خلاف ورزی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: vi phạm |
 Chinese: 侵犯，违反 |
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