infringe

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

The sight infringed his sense of justice. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
He did not openly infringe on the constitution. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John
And Jove, for your love would infringe an oath. — Love's Labour's Lost, William Shakespeare

conflict, run afoul, contravene

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