infringed; infringing
1
: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
infringe a patent
: encroach
—used with on or upon
infringe on our rights
infringer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of infringe in a Sentence
They claim that his use of the name infringes their copyright.
Her rights must not be infringed.
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Taylor emphasized that the case centers on a petition in support of the First and Second amendments, arguing that shutting down the giveaway would infringe on free speech.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The jury also determined that Masimo’s watches did not infringe Apple patents covering smartwatch inventions that the tech giant had accused Masimo of copying.
—Reuters, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
The agreement stems from a trio of lawsuits initiated by top authors, including Sarah Silverman, Paul Tremblay and Ta-Nehisi Coates, accusing OpenAI of harvesting mass quantities of books across the web, which were then allegedly used to produce infringing answers by ChatGPT.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
For example, the EU levels a maximum fine of 10% of annual turnover on companies infringing on certain regulations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
The jury also determined that Masimo’s watches did not infringe Apple patents covering smartwatch inventions that the tech giant had accused Masimo of copying.
—Reuters, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
The agreement stems from a trio of lawsuits initiated by top authors, including Sarah Silverman, Paul Tremblay and Ta-Nehisi Coates, accusing OpenAI of harvesting mass quantities of books across the web, which were then allegedly used to produce infringing answers by ChatGPT.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
For example, the EU levels a maximum fine of 10% of annual turnover on companies infringing on certain regulations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Infringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infringe. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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infringe
verb
in·fringe
in-ˈfrinj 
infringed; infringing
1
: to fail to obey or act in agreement with : violate
infringe a treaty
2
: encroach sense 1
infringe on a person's rights
infringement
noun
-mənt
infringer
noun
Legal Definition
infringe
verb
in·fringe
in-ˈfrinj
infringed; infringing
: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed—U.S. Constitution amend. II
U.S. Constitution amend. II
especially
: to violate a holder's rights under (a copyright, patent, trademark, or trade name)
infringer
noun
Etymology
Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in- in + frangere to break
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