infringe
Trespass on rights
Infringe means to violate or transgress—to act in a way that encroaches on something protected.
You infringe a patent by using someone else's invention without permission, infringe a copyright by reproducing protected work, or infringe someone's rights by restricting them unlawfully: The new law infringes on freedom of speech.
The word appears most often in legal contexts involving intellectual property or constitutional rights.
Unauthorized entry onto property
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- impingeTo encroach or affect
- overstepExceed proper limits
invade · intrusion · overreach · creep · infiltrate · boundary · territory · entrench
Violate a boundary
- breachBreaking of agreement
- contraveneAct against a rule
- disobeyRefuse to comply
- floutOpenly defy authority
defy · disregard · break · violate · ignore · circumvent · disrespect · noncompliance
Exclusive reproduction rights
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- licenseFormal grant of permission
royalty · piracy · plagiarism · counterfeit · lawsuit · litigation · DMCA · proprietary
trespass
Unauthorized entry onto property
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- impingeTo encroach or affect
overstep · invade · intrusion · overreach · creep · infiltrate · boundary · territory · entrench · advance
transgress
Violate a boundary
- breachBreaking of agreement
- contraveneAct against a rule
- disobeyRefuse to comply
flout · defy · disregard · break · violate · ignore · circumvent · disrespect · noncompliance · unlawful
copyright
Exclusive reproduction rights
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
license · royalty · piracy · plagiarism · counterfeit · lawsuit · litigation · DMCA · proprietary · protected
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- trademark infringementUnauthorized use of protected marks
- rights infringementViolating protected entitlements
- patent infringementUnauthorized use of protected invention
infringement, infringed, infringing, infringes, infringer, infringements, infringers