infringe

Word family

in·fringe /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ verb [transitiveT]

1 SCLILLEGALto do something that is against a law or someone’s legal rights 违反〔法律〕；侵犯〔他人权利〕

A backup copy of a computer program does not infringe copyright.

计算机程序的备份不侵犯版权。

2 infringe on/upon something phrasal verbphr v LIMITto limit someone’s freedom in some way 〔在某方面〕限制〔某人的自由〕

Some students argued that the rule infringed on their right to free speech.

一些学生争辩说，这一规定侵犯了他们言论自由的权利。

Examples from the Corpus

infringe on/upon • N. supervision on grounds they infringe on its sovereignty.• But freedoms of speech and of press, of assembly, and of worship may not be infringed on such slender grounds.• They did not want the new managers to infringe on their job as doer with primary responsibility for the task.• Haworth, of Grand Rapids, Mich., claimed certain electrical products Herman Miller offered infringed on two patents.• I wouldn't dream of infringing on your liberty.

—infringement noun [countableC, uncountableU]

the infringement of human rights

对人权的侵犯

Examples from the Corpus

infringe• If a teacher makes copies of software for students, he or she is infringing copyright.• Arrangements for widow's pensions infringed laws on equal pay and treatment.• The court ruled that he had infringed the company's patent.

From Longman Business Dictionary