Infract vs. Infringe — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Infract and Infringe
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Infract
To infringe; violate.
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Infringe
Actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)
Making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright
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Infract
(transitive) To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
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Infringe
Act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on
I wouldn't infringe on his privacy
Such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties
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Infract
(transitive) To break off.
Infracted rock
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Infringe
To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate
Infringe a contract.
Infringe a patent.
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Infract
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
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Infringe
(Obsolete) To defeat; invalidate.
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Infract
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
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Infringe
To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing
An increased workload that infringed on his personal life.
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Infract
To break; to infringe.
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Infringe
(transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
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Infract
Act in disregard of laws and rules;
Offend all laws of humanity
Violate the basic laws or human civilization
Break a law
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Infringe
(intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.
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Infringe
To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract.
If the first that did the edict infringe,Had answered for his deed.
The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius.
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Infringe
To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power.
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Infringe
To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
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Infringe
To encroach; to trespass; - followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
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Infringe
Go against, as of rules and laws;
He ran afould of the law
This behavior conflicts with our rules
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Infringe
Advance beyond the usual limit
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