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infringe upon

/in-frinj/US // ɪnˈfrɪndʒ //UK // (ɪnˈfrɪndʒ) //

侵犯,侵犯了,侵害,侵占

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·fringed, in·fring·ing.

    • : to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    in·fringed, in·fring·ing.

    • : to encroach or trespass: Don't infringe on his privacy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inusurp

Examples

  • The behavior of people who won’t get the vaccine is infringing on our liberties.

  • Because it seems not a week goes by without another company launching a new product or service to infringe on their turf, claiming heightened agility, superior technology, better value or just finer instincts to serve media solutions to clients.

  • In four lawsuits filed last week, the Colorado-based shoe manufacturer claims that knockoffs are infringing on the “iconic design” of its $50 clog, widely recognized for its clunky shape and ventilation holes.

  • Fiercely protective of the pattern on its toothpaste, they wrote letters to rivals who, they felt, were infringing on their copyright.

  • While that data can provide brands crucial insights into consumer habits, experts say brands need to be careful that they don’t infringe on customers’ privacy.

  • The election is on Tuesday and Freeman is rightfully concerned that his political views might infringe upon her chances.

  • New York, Maryland, and Connecticut have passed reforms that do not infringe upon the right to bear arms.

  • Because this pragmatic nationalism should not at all infringe on their rights to live in safety and dignity.

  • Is it ethical to step outside the law for the greater good, or to infringe civil liberties as a means to an end?

  • If it didn't infringe on NBC's copyright, ABC should have called the show "The Biggest Loser."

  • In Havana, as throughout Cuba, there is a cigar etiquette, to infringe any of the rules of which is construed as an insult.

  • Thus there are certain fundamental liberties, which not even a democracy may legitimately infringe.

  • They infringe the second article; which says, that the citizens of the State have a right to hold and possess property.

  • Hence they do not steadily conform to their primitive laws; and even, those of their own instituting they frequently infringe.

  • The king was as good as his word, and did not spare the estate of the church, but dared not infringe its privileges.