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Infringe   /ɪnfrˈɪndʒ/   Listen
verb
Infringe  v. t.  (past & past part. infringed; pres. part. infringing)  
1.
To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract. "If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed." "The peace... was infringed by Appius Claudius."
2.
To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. (Obs.)


Infringe  v. i.  
1.
To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
2.
To encroach; to trespass; followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.





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"Infringe" Quotes from Famous Books



... enveloped in the flames, or are up in the air where you have been blown by an explosion, foretells that unworthy friends will infringe on your rights and will abuse your confidence. Young women should be careful of associates of the opposite sex after a ...
— 10,000 Dreams Interpreted • Gustavus Hindman Miller
... characterized our industrial education. The ideal of fitting the boy for work is as naive in one way as that of our generalized education is in another. If the war has taught us anything beyond a doubt, it is that specialization must never be such a differentiation as shall infringe upon the common ground of human nature. We must take this into consideration in all our vocational training. We must preserve an identity in all the fundamental experiences. In a democracy this appears to be wholly necessary, and to ...
— The Psychology of Nations - A Contribution to the Philosophy of History • G.E. Partridge
... cruelty to dumb animals always has the effect of inclining me to fight, though I am naturally of a peaceable disposition. "There is an Act of Parliament," I continued, "which goes by the honoured name of Martin, and if you venture to infringe that Act I'll have you taken ...
— My Doggie and I • R.M. Ballantyne
... further progress is at an end, deal out the remaining cards; play all suitable ones, then marry and refill spaces, but be careful not to infringe ...
— Lady Cadogan's Illustrated Games of Solitaire or Patience - New Revised Edition, including American Games • Adelaide Cadogan
... clerk, Mrs. SOAPINGTON, the accomplished hostess, and the lovely Miss CLARA SOAPINGTON, all greeted me with that hearty welcome, so dear to the traveller. SOAPINGTON said he was glad to see me, and, seeing that it was me, he would be willing to infringe on his inflexible rule, and would ...
— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870 • Various


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