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(transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc. / (intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.

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Source Word

infringe

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc. / (intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.

Japanese Meaning

法律、条約、権利などに違反すること / 侵入、侵害すること（境界や領域に無断で侵入する意味も含む）

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その会社は、小規模な競合他社の特許権を侵害して価格で出し抜くために、デザインを無断でコピーすることを決めた。

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(transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.

According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.

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