infringed
Broke the rules
Infringed is the past tense of infringe, meaning to violate or transgress a rule, law, or agreement: The new policy infringed on workers' rights.
Most commonly appears with rights, patents, or copyrights: The company infringed our trademark.
The phrase shall not be infringed appears in the Second Amendment, making this form particularly common in debates about gun rights.
Broke a rule
- breachedBroke past a barrier
- transgressedBroke a rule
- contravenedActed against a rule
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
litigation · damages · injunction · enforcement · remedy · plaintiff · defendant · court
Gradually overstepped boundaries
- trespassedEntered without authorization
- oversteppedWent past acceptable limits
- invadedEntered by force
- violatedBroke a rule
territory · border · property line · easement · setback · airspace · sovereignty · jurisdiction
Rights limiting government power
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
human rights · privacy · autonomy · censorship · suppression · discrimination · equality · unconstitutional
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
royalties · licensing · plagiarism · intellectual property · exclusive rights · DMCA · fair use · derivative work
Weakened by stealth
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- restrictedLimited in scope
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
impeded · hampered · interfered · self-determination · independence · sovereignty · consent · bodily integrity
violated
Broke a rule
- breachedBroke past a barrier
- transgressedBroke a rule
- contravenedActed against a rule
lawsuit · litigation · damages · injunction · enforcement · remedy · plaintiff · defendant · court · judgment
encroached
Gradually overstepped boundaries
- trespassedEntered without authorization
- oversteppedWent past acceptable limits
- invadedEntered by force
violated · territory · border · property line · easement · setback · airspace · sovereignty · jurisdiction · buffer zone
civil liberties
Rights limiting government power
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
due process · human rights · privacy · autonomy · censorship · suppression · discrimination · equality · unconstitutional · oppression
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
counterfeiting · royalties · licensing · plagiarism · intellectual property · exclusive rights · DMCA · fair use · derivative work · prior art
undermined
Weakened by stealth
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- restrictedLimited in scope
constrained · impeded · hampered · interfered · self-determination · independence · sovereignty · consent · bodily integrity · personal space
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- trademark infringementUnauthorized use of protected marks
- rights infringementViolating protected entitlements
- patent infringementUnauthorized use of protected invention
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