infringing

verb

Definition of infringingnext
present participle of infringe
1
as in violating

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2
as in invading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringing
  1. violating
  2. invading
  3. breaching
Verb
  • Angel City also received a $20,000 cash fine, plus a loss of $20,000 in unfunded allocation money, in 2021 for violating the NWSL’s tampering policy regarding then-Gotham player Allie Long.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violating
Verb
  • He’s made the bar his workstation, but anyone invading his personal bubble will likely be blasted by his keyboard cleaning spray or berated for getting germs near him.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Because the nasal mucosa is exposed to so many irritants from the air, ranging from pet hair to pollen, the nose has multiple lines of defense against invading pathogens.
    Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of invading
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  • The company showed leniency toward workers who hadn’t exhibited a long-term pattern of breaching the policy, but only on occasion, by issuing warnings rather than terminations to those employees.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • There is growing chatter about Bitcoin potentially breaching the $100K mark soon.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of breaching
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infringes (on or upon)

infringing

infringing (on or upon)

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