Infringe

Infringe

Verb · /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/

Definition

To actively break or fail to comply with a rule, law, or right; to encroach on someone's rights or territory.

Origin

From Latin infringere (to break into, weaken, violate), from in- + frangere (to break). Used in English from the mid-16th century.