SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
infringe
verb
To violate a limit or intrude on another person's rights or space.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Violate or encroach
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Usage distinction
Return to topInfringe a rule and infringe on a right use different constructions; encroach usually takes on or upon.
RELATED FORMS, ONE FEATURED ENTRY
The infringe family
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infringementnoun
A violation of a right, rule, or agreement.
Violation of a right or rule
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The committee reviewed the alleged infringement of its membership rules.
A compliant workshop supplied each record the association's review process required and kept its demonstration within the agreed schedule. Another workshop committed an infringement by displaying a member's work after permission had expressly been refused.
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See infringe in use
The new display must not infringe on the neighboring stall's space.
The partnership's new poster must not infringe the illustrator's expressly agreed right to approve reproductions of her drawings.
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