infringe

verb

/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they infringe	/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/
he / she / it infringes	/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪz/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪz/
past simple infringed	/ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/
past participle infringed	/ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒd/
-ing form infringing	/ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/

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[transitive] infringe something (of an action, a plan, etc.行动、计划等) to break a law or rule违背，触犯（法规）
- The material can be copied without infringing copyright.这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。
- Two of the projects are deemed to infringe EU legislation.其中两个项目被认为违反了欧盟立法。
Topics Permission and obligationc2, Law and justicec2
[transitive, intransitive] to limit somebody’s legal rights侵犯，侵害（合法权益）
- infringe something They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties.他们说强制办理身份证会侵犯公民的自由。
- infringe on/upon something She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.她拒绝回答侵犯她隐私的问题。

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.