infringe
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin infringere (“‘to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy’”) < in (“‘in’”) + frangere (“‘to break’”).
[edit] Verb
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to infringe (third-person singular simple present infringes, present participle infringing, simple past and past participle infringed)
- (transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
- (intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.
[edit] Translations
to break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
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[edit] External links
- infringe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- infringe in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- infringe at OneLook® Dictionary Search
