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infringe

[in-frinj] / ɪnˈfrɪndʒ /


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From what you’re saying, this won’t infringe upon your values and would make you a more efficient worker.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

The EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc's rules if approved in its current form.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Critics say the new reading requirements, which include Dickens and Shakespeare, infringe on religious freedoms and lack diversity.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Arguably worse, he tries to stop RIH from “aiding,” “abetting,” or “encouraging” anyone else from asking these courts for help, reaching far beyond the hospital to infringe upon the rights of nonparties.

From Slate May 19, 2026

Back when he was thinking about getting married, he worried that taking walks with his wife would infringe on his work time.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Civil-rights lawyers and former DHS staffers see it differently and say the system infringes free speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

If the facilities are federally owned, Zoley replied, there are “more protections from unwarranted litigation that infringes upon the activities of the ICE processing centers.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

However, in Skrmetti, the court denied a petition by minors and their parents that argued the ban also infringes on parental rights protected under the due process clause.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2025

Foul.—A stroke which infringes any rule of the game.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Louis Hoffmann

Some felt it infringed on their sense of nostalgia.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed, reiterating that “the allegedly infringed material — basic ideas, themes, metaphors, isolated words, and short phrases — is not protected expression and cannot be infringed.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The lower court had correctly concluded that the commission had "infringed" emergency rules brought in to allow governments to support the economy during times of crisis, it said.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

The lawsuits allege that Tower infringed on 11 GlobalFoundries’ patents in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Lawrence was predictably incensed by the implication that his patent claims might have infringed Caltech’s claim to primacy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

They were controversial events because some were staged in Europe, infringing on territory that had previously been the traditional domain of the DP World Tour.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Charles Rivkin, the chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association, called on ByteDance to "immediately cease its infringing activity," accusing it of disregarding copyright law that protects creators and underpins millions of jobs.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

MPA’s CEO, Charles Rivkin, wrote in a statement that the company “should immediately cease its infringing activity.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

Yet Novo Nordisk argued that even the Hims & Hers injected versions of its drugs are infringing on a patent.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

But I can’t say that gratitude was my motive for infringing on the Law of Cultural Embargo.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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