to infringe
68
6.8
- verb
- /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
- Formal
:
infringir
- As a result, critics believe supranational institutions infringe on the sovereignty of nation-states.
- infringe on rights
- infringe on the law
- infringe on copyright
So the US government cannot infringe certain rights of speech.
- So the US government cannot infringe certain rights of speech.
- What's relevant is whether it violates, infringes on the claims.
- So their civil rights are not being infringed upon.
- And the allegation from Global Foundries was that TSMC was infringing on its patents.
- Even though I know a lot of the things you are laying out are positive, it's still infringing on my freedom.
- And our nation has always respected religious rules provided that didn't infringe on other people's freedoms.
- Our silhouette was two stripes and a tea bar and they thought, oh, they told us that that infringed the three stripe mark.
- Of course, Doesn't mean that I can do anything whatsoever I want with my property because that could infringe on the liberties of others.
- And if you talk to a sheriff's center state, it's worked, it's kept people safe and it has not infringed on anybody's Second Amendment rights.
- And if you talk to a sheriff's in our state, it's worked, it's kept people safe and it has not infringed on anybody's Second Amendment rights.
- And by the way, done it says a well regulated militia by the people shall not be infringed.
Examples
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Each individual's freedom does not include the right to infringe upon another's freedom.
Academic text (1999) -
The policy was deemed unfair as it infringes upon the personal freedoms of citizens.
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So the US government cannot infringe certain rights of speech.
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Sometimes, to protect the right of the majority, you have to infringe the rights of the minority.
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Anything less makes it too easy for the government to infringe a fundamental constitutional right.
Academic text (2017) -
Nothing in the bill infringes the rights of the people to keep and bear arms.
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No international organization has a right to infringe on the economic autonomy of a nation in exchange for a bailout.
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Finally, conservation must not infringe on human rights and must embrace the principles of fairness and gender equity.
Academic text (2012) -
And our nation has always respected religious rules provided that didn't infringe on other people's freedoms.
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First and foremost, developing countries could rightfully charge that such a requirement infringes upon their national sovereignty.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
77
4.1
To enter someone's space or private life without permission
70
5.9
To go beyond a limit or rule without permission
67
4.9
Treat a place, object, or tradition in a way that shows no respect
46
4.5
To break a rule, agreement, or promise
27
7.3
To gradually move into someone else's area, space, or rights without permission
14
7.9
To get into trouble for breaking rules or laws
12
7.8
To do something that breaks a law, rule, or your idea of right and wrong
11
5.9
To go beyond a limit or rule
3
7.5
Have a negative effect on something, often limiting it
2
6.8
To gradually move into someone's personal space, rights or privacy
2
8.5
To go past a normal limit and enter another person's space or rights
2
8.2
To break a law, rule, or agreement
Antonyms
How Serious
12
7.9
627
4.4
- Formal
68
6.8
- Formal
3
7.5
30
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
infringe = fringe (opaque) = in + fringe
Although surface parts look like 'in-' + 'fringe', the modern meaning 'violate/break' is not predictable from the noun 'fringe' for most learners.
Etymology
Infringe comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and frangere 'to break'. So, to infringe is like 'breaking into' something, which is why it means to break a law, rule, or someone's rights by going beyond what is allowed.