infringe
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).
Verb [edit]
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.
Synonyms [edit]
(Break or violate a treaty, a law): transgress
Translations [edit]
to break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
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External links [edit]
- 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
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Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
infringe
- second-person singular present active imperative of infringō
