Etymology

infringe

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Today it means: To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc. Full definition →

Latin īnfringō, īnfringere
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnfringō, īnfringere“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”
  2. English todayinfringe

Borrowed from Latin īnfringō, īnfringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

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