infringe
/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ verb B2- To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc. · Near-synonyms: flout, infract
- To break in or encroach on something. · Near-synonym: impinge· infringing on my personal freedom
- To furnish or embellish with a fringe.
He/she/it infringes · Past infringed · Past participle infringed · -ing form infringing
Verb forms
- Base form
- infringe
- He/she/it
- infringes
- Past
- infringed
- Past participle
- infringed
- -ing form
- infringing
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The Socialists had many branches in America, and the deceased had, no doubt, infringed their unwritten laws, and been tracked down by them.
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