infringed
Americanadjective
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violated, transgressed, or encroached upon, as a regulation, restriction, or right.
The costs of enforcing an infringed patent can be exceedingly high.
He complained that CCTV was an ever more common security measure for which we all pay the price of infringed privacy.
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illegally copied, distributed, or sold, as in contravention of a copyright or patent.
A judge dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the allegedly infringed material lacked the requisite originality.
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relating to or being someone whose copyright, patent, etc., has been violated.
When awarding damages, it must be considered how wealthy the infringed company could have been without the infringement.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of infringed
First recorded in 1590–1600; 1955–60 infringed for def. 2; infringe + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; infringe + -ed 1 for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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United Therapeutics picked up a win in its patent lawsuit against rival Liquidia when a federal judge ruled that two of United Therapeutics’ claims were valid and infringed upon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
In Friday's verdict, external, jurors did not find that Apple had infringed the patents in question willingly.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Some felt it infringed on their sense of nostalgia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sony Music Entertainment on Monday filed a new lawsuit against artificial intelligence startup Udio, alleging it infringed on more than 30,000 recordings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“All revival falls under the auspices of the Thunderhead, and we are here to make sure its domain is not infringed upon.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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