Definition of "infringe" []

• To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent. (verb-transitive)
• Obsolete To defeat; invalidate. (verb-transitive)
• To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing: an increased workload that infringed on his personal life. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "With high court approval, the federal government has taken on broad powers, including some that states complain infringe on their authority."
• "This is not to suggest that Thaler and Sunstein infringe — to the contrary."
• "However, car manufacturer Toyota has weighed in saying those other terms infringe on their right to use "Integrated Electric Drive" for their Prius hybrid electric car."