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Infringed

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 .]

  1. 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.

  2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.]
    --Hooker.

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infringed

vb. (en-past of: infringe)

Usage examples of "infringed".

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.

Then, if you find Andy has infringed on your machine, lodge a protest-that is unless you can get evidence against him before that time.

What you claim has been infringed here then is not the idea which occurred to you over a period of time.

On the contrary, the complaint alleges NBC's express rejection of plaintiff's proposal,' in this case the infringed work.

For that matter, to give the Welsh direct cause to cry that the terms of the truce were already being infringed might have invited penalties even from the law, if the shadow of Isambard had not been deterrent enough.

The Polarians had utmost respect for the rights of the individual, and he had told her his rights were being infringed, not facilitated, by her well-meaning action.