Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate.
- intransitive verb Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.
- intransitive verb To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To commit a breach or infraction of; act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; transgress, either by action or by negligence; violate; break.
- To annul or hinder.
- To encroach; trespass; intrude: followed by on or upon: as, to
infringe upon one's rights. - Synonyms Encroach upon, Trench upon, etc. See trespass, v. i.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
- intransitive verb To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by
on orupon . - transitive verb To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey.
- transitive verb obsolete To hinder; to destroy
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
- verb intransitive Break in or
encroach on something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb go against, as of rules and laws
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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This is not to suggest that Thaler and Sunstein infringe — to the contrary.
Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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With high court approval, the federal government has taken on broad powers, including some that states complain infringe on their authority.
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However, car manufacturer Toyota has weighed in saying those other terms infringe on their right to use "Integrated Electric Drive" for their Prius hybrid electric car.
Jim Lichtman: Liars, Cheats May Suffer 'Ethics Disorder' 2009
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BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Hunting with dogs: Your views: I am disgusted at this decision by the government, to once again infringe on the rights of the people of the countryside!
Hunting banned Jonathan 2004
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BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Hunting with dogs: Your views: I am disgusted at this decision by the government, to once again infringe on the rights of the people of the countryside!
Archive 2004-11-01 Jonathan 2004
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June 8th, 2009 at 12: 34 am lets actually discuss this word infringe a bit here. it skinda like INVADE, the fact is that once again we are left with the fact we are NOT invading your rights.
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June 8th, 2009 at 12:34 am lets actually discuss this word infringe a bit here.
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According to i4i, XML-editing features in Microsoft Word infringe on
Ars Technica Timothy B. Lee 2011
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According to i4i, XML-related features of Microsoft Word infringe one of its patents.
Ars Technica Timothy B. Lee 2011
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However, because the definition of "infringe" allows for regulation, the states could still pass regulations that do not "infringe" on the right to bear arms.
bilby commented on the word infringe
The Australian Border Force, the immigration blackshirts who need apparently need a pseudo-military name, have transitived this verb as meaning 'to impose a penalty'.
I do not like it.
"ABF Superintendent Vesna Gavranich said large amounts of currency crossing the border both inbound and outbound can be a sign of criminal activity.
“We are aware of organised crime groups attempting to depart Australia with undeclared excess cash in support of well-established money laundering networks," said Superintendent Gavranich.
“The ABF is committed to removing funds from the pockets of organised crime groups, and restricting their ability to cause harm to our communities."
“If you need to move significant amounts of cash across our border, to avoid heavy penalties you must simply declare it."
ABF infringed the man $3,756, which he paid before boarding his flight."
- https://www.abf.gov.au/newsroom-subsite/Pages/Passenger-fined-over-undeclared-currency.aspx
April 17, 2024