infringes (on or upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of infringe (on or upon)
as in violates
to fail to keep a law that was struck down by the court for infringing upon the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringes (on or upon)
  1. violates
  2. breaks
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  • Conservative legal organization America First Legal filed the complaint on Shirley’s behalf, seeking relief on claims that the bill violates Shirley’s right to free speech under the First Amendment.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The suit joins others from various states arguing that this use of the SAVE program violates both acts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of violates
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  • Per the synopsis, the arrival of Ema’s niece, Julie, and the murder of three local teenagers trigger a strange phenomenon that breaks the fragile balance between the living and the dead.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Still, with the general momentum from the summer, industry analysts expect that 2026 could finally be the year that the domestic box office breaks $10 billion, a milestone that hasn’t been reached since before the pandemic.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of breaks
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“Infringes (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringes%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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