Definition of infringe (on or upon)next

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringe (on or upon)
Verb
  • Any students or student organizations determined to have violated the University of Miami code of conduct will be held accountable.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 by Torrez, who alleged Meta's platforms harmed children and violated state law.
    Jason Volack, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Houthis say closing Bab el-Mandeb to Saudi traffic aims to break the coalition’s blockade.
    Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The agent that flagged a bad clause in June stops flagging it in July, and nobody did anything wrong, and nothing broke.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
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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 9 Aug. 2026.

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