infringed

past tense of infringe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringed
Verb
  • The case claims Disney violated federal antitrust law and various state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Ukraine prompts the return of sketches One year almost to the day after the COVID Diary ended, Russia invaded Ukraine.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The Bogotá, Colombia, native saw the scary scene two years ago during the Copa America final as thousands of ticketless fans breached the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium to watch Colombia face Argentina.
    NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • The parliamentary commissioner for standards ruled in January that Farage breached MPs’ rules 17 times with failures to report interests amounting to £384,000 (about $507,000).
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The legal case, decided at an emergency hearing in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday morning, was brought by an Iranian fan who said FIFA’s block impinged freedom of speech, but the judge rejected that argument.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.
    Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • So the familiarity of my story with John sometimes intruded into what was supposed to be this fairy tale.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
  • But getting out of military service remains controversial in South Korea, and last week, a minor scandal intruded on the usual rhythms of the World Cup.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Unemployment remains entrenched, inequality is widening, and municipal services are unreliable.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • He’s entrenched atop the order and in right field for the fifth time in the last six games.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
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“Infringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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