CEFR B2

infringe

verb

Meaning

To actively break or violate a rule, law, or agreement, often by interfering with someone else's rights or freedoms.

Examples

The new policy could infringe on employees' privacy.
His actions were seen as infringing the copyright of the original artist.

Synonyms: violate, transgress, encroach, breach

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infringe (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/

Definition

To actively break or violate a rule, law, or agreement, often by interfering with someone else's rights or freedoms.

Examples

The new policy could infringe on employees' privacy.
His actions were seen as infringing the copyright of the original artist.
It's important not to infringe upon the rights of others.

How to Use infringe

infringe on (prepositional phrase): To violate or break a rule, agreement, or right. — "The government's actions could infringe on citizens' privacy."
infringe upon (prepositional phrase): To violate or break a rule, agreement, or right (often interchangeable with 'infringe on'). — "We must protect our freedoms from those who would infringe upon them."

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