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
Verb
  • If the district violates these state laws, the property would return to state ownership.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • Aysha Bagchi In a win for Republicans, the Supreme Court ruled that a federal law limiting how much political parties can spend in coordination with an election candidate violates the First Amendment, which establishes the right to free speech.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of violates
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  • People are paying for gyms and actually showing up, which breaks a business model that spent decades monetizing absence.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Leroy Burrell breaks the world record in the 100 meters in Lausanne, Switzerland.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 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 9 Jul. 2026.

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