When you infringe on someone's space, time, or rights, you're getting involved in a way that is not cool. That's why, when you violate a copyright, you're said to infringe upon it.
To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey;
Verb
advance beyond the usual limit
Verb
go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"
v. t.
To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to
fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.
v. t.
To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to
infringe delight or power.
v. i.
To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule,
or law; to injure; to offend.
v. i.
To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon;
as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
Infringe
If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed.
The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius.2.
Infringe
To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey;
To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
Usage Examples
Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent.
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Other Usage ExamplesI do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.
With Napster and the sharing of music, of course, there are going to be people who exploit it. Greed has no end. But there's a lot of good that could happen. We shouldn't let the economic concerns of the major labels infringe on our freedom to share music.
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