Crossword clues for infringe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing.] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See Fraction, and cf. Infract .]
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To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract.
If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed.
--Shak.The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius.
--Golding. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.]
--Hooker.
Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. i.
To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive English) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
WordNet
v. go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: conflict, run afoul, contravene]
Usage examples of "infringe".
On hearing from the alcaide the cause of the affray, he acted with becoming dignity, ordering the guards from the room and directing that the renegade should be severely punished for daring to infringe the hospitality of the palace and insult an embassador.
The tax-collector was thus trying to hide the fright he had had, for a prefectorial order having prohibited duckhunting except in boats, Monsieur Binet, despite his respect for the laws, was infringing them, and so he every moment expected to see the rural guard turn up.
Monsieur Binet, despite his respect for the laws, was infringing them, and so he every moment expected to see the rural guard turn up.
With no basic patent to be infringed, it follows that anybody could build a Neol plant.
The defendants deny infringement but admit production and distribution of the alleged infringing motion picture entitled The Blood in the Red White and Blue.
Since I have not infringed the laws, his Catholic majesty must know that he has only one right over me, and that is to order me to leave his realms, which order I am ready to obey.
The ambassador did his best to make me send you way, but I told him that I had no power over you so long as you did not infringe the laws.
Pardon me if I have taken the liberty of infringing our agreement in this peculiar instance, but it is a question of keeping up some sort of appearance in public.
I heard the way they keep things copacetic with rival pushers is kickbacks from little Mickey Mouse independents that they tolerates, but no righteous organizations would ever try to infringe on the Southside, 'cause they knows the LAPD would come down hard just to keep them Armenian fucks happy.
Neither was infringing any laws: what Voss was up to - getting Parlabane to do hatchet jobs on his business rivals in his flagship Sunday broadsheet, Parlabane unaware of the fringe benefits of his expose's - was as legal as it was difficult to prove.
He would have taught it directly to the midwives, but they were even fussier about their guild privileges than the gunsmiths, who were still arguing whether or not bore-standardization for infantry muskets would infringe on their traditional rights!
Always on Fuerte, there had been the knowledge that people were close by, people were seeing, if not intently observing her, impinging on her consciousness, infringing on her desire to be alone and private.
If the cruel master had not infringed the laws of his nation, this arbitrary execution was not less unjust than it appears to have been imprudent.
This right shall not be infringed for any lawful citizen of the United States outside of the conditions stated in Section 1.
Sharp about the steps necessary for Tom to take in case Andy did attempt to enter a craft that infringed on the ideas of the young inventor, and on his way back he saw a newly-erected tent.