in·fringe

[in-frinj] verb, in·fringed, in·fring·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
verb (used without object)
2.
to encroach or trespass (usually followed by on or upon ): Don't infringe on his privacy.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin infringere to break, weaken, equivalent to in- in-2 + -fringere, combining form of frangere to break

Related forms
in·fring·er, noun
un·in·fringed, adjective

Can be confused: infringe, impinge.

Synonyms
1. break, disobey. 2. poach. See trespass.
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infringe (ɪnˈfrɪndʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  (tr) to violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc)
2.  (intr; foll by on or upon) to encroach or trespass
 
[C16: from Latin infringere to break off, from frangere to break]
 
in'fringement
 
—n
 
in'fringer
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

infringe
mid-15c., from L. infringere "to damage, break off," from in- "in" + frangere "to break" (see fraction). Meaning of "encroach" first recorded c.1760.
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Example sentences
So there are laws that are defensible but unenforceable, and there are laws
  impossible to infringe.
If people are against the infringements of civil rights they infringe anyway.
It is never a good idea when you allow the government to infringe on your
  rights.
At the same time it is prepared to infringe any or all of these in the interest
  of self-preservation.
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