Infringe
Alternative forms
Origin
From Latin infringere ("to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy"), from in ("in") + frangere ("to break").
Full definition of infringe
Verb
- (transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
- 2013-06-08, Obama goes troll-hunting, According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures trolls roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.
- (intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.