infringed

Definition of infringednext
past tense of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
Verb
  • The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The lawsuit argues the freeze violated federal law, including the Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional limits on executive power and how Congress appropriates funds.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Our country just invaded Venezuela and captured its president, who admittedly was a bad guy.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no way Trump would have invaded Venezuela if that country didn’t have vast deposits of oil.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In a separate ruling, in October 2025, the French equalities regulator said Meta’s Facebook algorithm breached France’s anti-discrimination law by displaying different job advertisements to men and women.
    Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • SFGate reports that the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department has since dealt repeatedly with the fencing being breached.
    News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The flames impinged on a nearby building, but the building did not catch fire, the fire department said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York resident Brian Wilson told EW in March 2024 that a conflict began near him at the top of the show, and lasted around six minutes as one man's attempt to record the show intruded upon a woman's comfort.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Many of those executive orders intruded upon state authority over administering elections and enforcing crime.
    Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This is just one of numerous examples of inequalities that are entrenched in and deepened by medical and educational systems.
    Jennifer Singh, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Compared to the start and stop rollout of electric vehicle policy in the US, EVs have become firmly entrenched in China.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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