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.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of infringe English)
Usage examples of "infringing".
The defendants deny infringement but admit production and distribution of the alleged infringing motion picture entitled The Blood in the Red White and Blue.
The O'Neill estate Christina, the estate of Eugene O'Neill they're suing me for infringing that old chestnut Mourning Becomes Electra, of all the.
At the time of his death, raising the glass for another deep swallow, silence infringing the shadows around him like the burden placed on the infringer to separate his contribution from the public domain in this enfeebled effort to disentangle the words floating before his eyes from the sensuous warmth lapping at his dwindling concentration At the time of his death.
Let us discuss what his ransom should be, since you are so generous as to entertain the possibility, and I will get for you full assurance that he shall be restrained from ever infringing your territory or your person again.
The court is now at Windsor, but with these Welsh raids already infringing the territory of Brecon who knows how long his Majesty will be left in peace there?
Second husbands find a place of their own in generous hearts, where they have room and to spare without ever infringing the rights of the first.
It simultaneously moved for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Rosetta from infringing plaintiff’s copyrights.
If you find that Andy is infringing on your patented ideas, you can stop him by an injunction.
When it is so, or when (which is the same thing for our purpose) it is supposed to be so, opinions will differ as to the justice or injustice of infringing it.
When, however, a law is thought to be unjust, it seems always to be regarded as being so in the same way in which a breach of law is unjust, namely, by infringing somebody’s right.
He tried to consider it all as a coincidence, which would pass without infringing his manner of life.
If the Senate took upon itself to repeal the decision of the law courts according to its own views as to the justice of the decisions in themselves, the verdict of the jury would lose all its meaning, not to mention that the Senate would have no basis to go upon, and would run the risk of infringing justice rather than upholding it," said Selenin, calling to mind the case that had just been heard.
But he bad changed his mind about making the complaint, for fear of infringing his cover.