infringe

verb
UK: /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
US: /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/

  1. To break a rule, law, or someone's rights.

    1. Don't infringe the rules.
    2. They infringe on people's freedom when they install cameras everywhere.

  2. To do something that is against the law or someone's rights.

    1. Does this plan infringe data laws?
    2. The newspaper was sued for publishing details that infringed the privacy of the royal family.

Synonyms

violate breach transgress contravene encroach trespass
infringe transitive-verb

  1. To wrongly limit or affect something that is good, valuable, etc.

    1. Do these tasks infringe our free time?
    2. Such restrictions infringe upon individual liberties and democratic principles.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "infringe" in English means: To break a rule, law, or someone's rights., To do something that is against the law or someone's rights..

The phonetic transcription of "infringe" is /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ in British English and /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "infringe": violate, breach, transgress, contravene, encroach, trespass.

Example usage of "infringe": "Don't infringe the rules.". More examples on the page.