動詞 infringe:

1. go against, as of rules and laws
   同義詞：conflict, run afoul, contravene
2. advance beyond the usual limit
   同義詞：encroach, impinge

1. Infringe a contract; infringe a patent.
   違反一項合同; 侵犯專利權
2. They infringed on her rights.
   他們侵犯了她的權力。
3. The publishing house infringed his copyright.
   出版社侵犯了他的版權。

in.fringe

v.（動詞）
in.fringed,in.fring.ing,in.fring.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate:
違反：超越或超過限制；違犯：
例句：
infringe a contract; infringe a patent.
違反一項合同；侵犯專利權

Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.
【廢語】 打??；使無效
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing:
侵害：侵害某人或侵犯某物；侵害：
例句：
an increased workload that infringed on his personal life.
增加了的工作量侵犯了他的個人生活

來源：
Latin onfringere [to destroy]
拉丁語 onfringere [破壞]
in- [intensive pref.] * see in- 2
in- [加強語意的前綴] *參見 in-2
frangere [to break] * see bhreg-
frangere [分離] *參見 bhreg-

【引伸】
infring.er
n.（名詞）