To infringe is defined as to violate a law or agreement, or to exceed limits.
(verb)See infringe in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb infringed, infringing
Origin: L infringere, to break off, break, impair, violate < in-, in + frangere, to break
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See infringe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Latin īnfringere, to destroy
Origin: : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2
Origin: + frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots
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