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infringe on/upon sth
— Phrasal Verb with infringe /ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ verb [T] formal LAWDefinition
› to take away or limit the rights or freedom of someone: Human Rights Watch asserted that the company's aggressive efforts to keep out labor unions infringed on its workers' rights. The standards for determining whether a patent has been willfully infringed upon have become stricter.
(Definition of infringe on/upon sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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