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.

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

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: go against, as of rules and laws
  Synonyms: conflict, run afoul, contravene

Meaning #2: advance beyond the usual limit
  Synonyms: encroach, impinge

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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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