WORD of the Day (6/29/20)

 infringe

definition from
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infringe /ɪnˈfrɪn(d)ʒ  /
▸ verb
(infringes, infringing, infringed)
[with object]
1 actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.):
making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright.
2 act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on:
such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties
[no object] I wouldn't infringe on his privacy.
– DERIVATIVES
infringer /ɪnˈfrɪndʒə  / noun
– ORIGIN mid 16th century : from Latin infringere, from in- ‘into’ + frangere ‘to break’.

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