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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The lawsuit alleges Nvidia has infringed on Xockets’ patents since its acquisition of interconnect technology startup Mellanox in 2020.
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
Along with three co-defendants, Dotcom was indicted by a US grand jury on a range of charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering, wire fraud, conspiracy to infringe copyright on a commercial scale and money laundering.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
In documents posted to Hayes’ social media accounts, his family demanded that Trump cease playing the song and pay $3 million for its unauthorized use from 2022 to 2024, saying that the copyright has been infringed 134 times.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
But the company has been sued by artists who claim the company infringed on their copyrights by copying their works without permission and using them to train AI models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
Along with three co-defendants, Dotcom was indicted by a US grand jury on a range of charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering, wire fraud, conspiracy to infringe copyright on a commercial scale and money laundering.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
In documents posted to Hayes’ social media accounts, his family demanded that Trump cease playing the song and pay $3 million for its unauthorized use from 2022 to 2024, saying that the copyright has been infringed 134 times.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
But the company has been sued by artists who claim the company infringed on their copyrights by copying their works without permission and using them to train AI models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 July 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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