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infringe

verb [T]
 
 
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ formal

Definition

to break a rule, law, etc.: They infringed building regulations.Obeying and breaking the lawObedient and compliantDisobedientBad and wrong behaviour
(Definition of infringe verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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