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infringe

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verb
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As a verb, infringe means break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.

Meanings of infringe

4 meanings

verb

  1. Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.

  2. Break in or encroach on something.

  3. Go against, as of rules and laws

    “He ran afoul of the law”

    “This behavior conflicts with our rules”

    Similar: conflict, run afoul, contravene

  4. Advance beyond the usual limit

    Similar: encroach, impinge

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: go against, as of rules and laws
conflictrun afoulcontravene
verb: advance beyond the usual limit
encroachimpinge

Words that rhyme with infringe

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