infringe (verb)

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• infringe — ► VERB 1) violate (a law, agreement, etc.). 2) encroach on (a right or privilege). DERIVATIVES infringement noun infringer noun. ORIGIN Latin infringere, from in into + frangere to break …   English terms dictionary

• infringe — in‧fringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] also infringe on verb [transitive] to do something that is against a law or someone s legal rights: • There was no evidence that Apple s work was infringing Xerox copyrights. • We ll be watching closely to see whether they… …   Financial and business terms

• infringe — verb (infringed; infringing) Etymology: Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in + frangere to break more at break Date: 1513 transitive verb 1. to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• infringe — in·fringe /in frinj/ vb in·fringed, in·fring·ing [Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in in + frangere to break] vt: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another the right of the people to keep and …   Law dictionary

• infringe — verb (T) to do something that is against a law or someone s legal rights: Increasing care must be taken not to infringe copyright. infringement noun (C, U): a minor infringement of the rules infringe on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) to limit someone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• infringe — verb Infringe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑article, ↑code, ↑copyright, ↑patent, ↑right …   Collocations dictionary

• infringe — verb a) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc. b) Break in or encroach on something. See Also: infraction …   Wiktionary

• infringe — verb 1》 break (a law, agreement, etc.). 2》 encroach on (a right or privilege). Derivatives infringement noun infringer noun Origin C16: from L. infringere, from in into + frangere to break …   English new terms dictionary

• infringe — verb 1) the statute infringed constitutionally guaranteed rights Syn: contravene, violate, transgress, break, breach; disobey, defy, flout, fly in the face of; disregard, ignore, neglect; go beyond, overstep, exceed; Law infract …   Thesaurus of popular words

• infringe — UK [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] / US verb Word forms infringe : present tense I/you/we/they infringe he/she/it infringes present participle infringing past tense infringed past participle infringed 1) [transitive] to break a law, rule, or agreement Making an… …   English dictionary

• infringe on sth — UK US infringe on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with infringe({{}}/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to take away or limit the rights or freedom of someone: »Human Rights Watch asserted that the company s aggressive efforts to keep out labor unions… …   Financial and business terms