infringe
verb (used with object)
to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress.
were infringing
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past progressiveof infringe.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At hearings last year, Nicaragua argued that Colombian naval ships were infringing on its fishing rights by patrolling the area that the court had awarded to Nicaragua as an “exclusive economic zone.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
The ministry said in a statement which did not name any companies that it had found that some ride-hailing firms were infringing driver rights while other platforms were disrupting fair competition in the market.
From Reuters ● Jul. 30, 2021
The company typically demanded licensing fees of $25,000 to $45,000 from companies it said were infringing on its patents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2018
So, when farmers across Gilcrest began digging wells in the early 1900s, they were infringing upon longstanding senior surface water rights downstream, because that well pumping affected downstream flows in the river.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2018
He raised enough money, somehow, to redeem his pawned machine in England, and then raised actions against all who were infringing it.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
