infringe

(ĭn-frĭnj')

v., -fringed, -fring·ing, -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 īnfringere, to destroy : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + frangere, to break.]

infringer in·fring'er n.

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meaning 'to violate (a rule or law)', has inflected forms infringed, infringing. In current use it is used both transitively (with an object, e.g. The players were penalized for infringing the off-side rule) and intransitively followed by on or upon, with the more general meaning 'encroach on, threaten': The measure threatens to infringe upon and restrict our right to travel in certain countries.

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verb

To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation): breach, break, contravene, transgress, violate. See do/not do.

v

Definition: violate
Antonyms: comply, discharge, obey, observe

For a list of words related to infringe, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - infringe: (vb) encroach upon and violate, esp. the rights of others

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bryde, overtræde, krænke
v. intr. - krænke, overskride, træde for nær

Nederlands (Dutch)
overtreden, schenden

Français (French)
v. tr. - enfreindre, transgresser, commettre une contrefaçon de (d'un brevet)
v. intr. - empiéter sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - verstoßen gegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραβιάζω, παραβαίνω, αθετώ, καταστρατηγώ, καταπατώ

Italiano (Italian)
trasgredire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - infringir

Русский (Russian)
нарушать, посягать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - infringir, violar, transgredir
v. intr. - usurpar, invadir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bryta (bildl.), överträda, kränka, göra intrång i

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
违犯, 违反, 侵犯, 侵害

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 違犯, 違反, 侵犯
v. intr. - 侵犯, 侵害

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 어기다, 침해하다
v. intr. - 침해하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 侵害する, 犯す, 破る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخرق, يخالف, ينتهك حرمه كذا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפר (חוק), הפר שבועה, פגע בזכות של, פעל נגד‬
v. intr. - ‮הסיג גבול‬

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