infringe (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringe (on or upon)
Verb
  • By crossing multiple red lines — violating Iran’s sovereignty, expanding extrajudicial killings, and striking nuclear, energy, and civilian infrastructure — Israel has drawn widespread ire.
    Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
  • Seven residents sued, claiming that the book removals were based on content and therefore violated their First Amendment rights.
    Anthony Aycock June 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • The idea was that a group of military commandos would break quarantine and try to get to the place where the virus had originated, in order to find a cure.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
  • He was later fired for misconduct stemming from the case and broke his silence in a series of interviews after Read's verdict was announced, after he was not invited to take the stand in her second trial.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 June 2025
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“Infringe (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringe%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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