infringing
Trespassing on rights
Infringing means violating or transgressing a right, law, or agreement.
Most often it appears with intellectual property: infringing a patent, infringing on someone's copyright.
The word also applies to encroaching on broader rights or boundaries: infringing on civil liberties, infringing on personal space.
An infringing act is one that crosses a line that shouldn't be crossed.
Unauthorized entry onto property
- intrudeEnter uninvited
- overstepExceed proper limits
- impingeTo encroach or affect
- encroachAdvance beyond proper limits
boundary · intrusion · encroachment · overstepping · impingement · interference · interlope · overreach
Breaking of agreement
- contraveneAct against a rule
- floutOpenly defy authority
- defyResist or challenge openly
- disregardWillful lack of attention
violate · transgress · noncompliance · infraction · disobey · break · ignore · circumvent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
bootleg · plagiarism · unauthorized · misappropriation · knockoff · intellectual property · royalties · licensing
trespass
Unauthorized entry onto property
encroach · boundary · intrusion · encroachment · overstepping · impingement · interference · interlope · overreach · invade
breach
Breaking of agreement
- contraveneAct against a rule
- floutOpenly defy authority
- defyResist or challenge openly
disregard · violate · transgress · noncompliance · infraction · disobey · break · ignore · circumvent · evade
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
counterfeit · bootleg · plagiarism · unauthorized · misappropriation · knockoff · intellectual property · royalties · licensing · derivative
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Following rules or requests
obeying · conforming · abiding · adhering · observing
infringinglicensing
Granting official permission
authorizing · legitimizing · permitted · permitting · sanctioned
infringingrespecting
About; on the topic
honoring · upholding · protecting · safeguarding · preserving
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