impinge

Example Sentences

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The governor said the earlier bill would impinge on parents’ rights to make decisions about their children’s online activities.

From New York Times

MSPs made significant amendments to the current hate crime legislation when they were scrutinising the bill in parliament after lawyers, journalists and comedians raised concerns that it impinged on free speech.

From BBC

Defenders of the bill say it doesn’t impinge on free speech because it targets ByteDance’s conduct, not the content on the app.

From Los Angeles Times

Judges in those cases said the new statutes most likely impinged on social media companies’ free speech rights to distribute information as well as young people’s rights to have access to it.

From New York Times

And in the absence of such an answer, how can the state impinge so deeply on the liberty of women and aspiring parents?

From Los Angeles Times