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 — 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 — [in frinj′] vt. infringed, infringing [L infringere, to break off, break, impair, violate < in , in + frangere, to BREAK] to break (a law or agreement); fail to observe the terms of; violate SYN. TRESPASS infringe on or infringe upon to break… … English World dictionary
Infringe — In*fringe , v. i. 1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend. [1913 Webster] 2. To encroach; to trespass; followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infringe — meaning ‘to violate (a rule or law)’, has inflected forms infringed, infringing. In current use it is used both transitively (with an object, e.g. The players were penalized for infringing the off side rule) and intransitively followed by on or… … Modern English usage
infringe — (v.) mid 15c., enfrangen, to violate, from L. infringere to damage, break off, break, bruise, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + frangere to break (see FRACTION (Cf. fraction)). Meaning of encroach first recorded c.1760. Related: Infrin … Etymology dictionary
infringe — encroach, entrench, *trespass, invade Analogous words: *intrude, obtrude, butt in, interlope: violate, break, transgress (see corresponding nouns at BREACH) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
infringe — [v] violate borrow, breach, break, contravene, crash, disobey, encroach, entrench, impose, infract, intrude, invade, lift, meddle, obtrude, offend, pirate, presume, steal, transgress, trespass; concepts 192,384 Ant. comply, discharge, obey,… … New thesaurus
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 — v. (d; intr.) to infringe on, upon (to infringe on smb. s rights) * * * [ɪn frɪndʒ] upon (to infringe on smb. s rights) (d; intr.) to infringe on … Combinatory dictionary
