infringe on freedom

  • 1infringe — UK [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] / US verb Word forms infringe : present tense I/you/we/they infringe he/she/it infringes present participle infringing past tense infringed past participle infringed 1) [transitive] to break a law, rule, or agreement Making an… …

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  • 2Freedom of religion in Vietnam — The Constitution provides for freedom of worship; however, government restrictions still remained on the organized activities of religious groups.The status for the respect of religious freedom and practice continued to experience important… …

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  • 3infringe — in|fringe [ınˈfrındʒ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: infringere, from frangere to break ] to do something that is against a law or someone s legal rights ▪ A backup copy of a computer program does not infringe copyright.… …

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  • 4infringe on sth — UK US infringe on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with infringe({{}}/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to take away or limit the rights or freedom of someone: »Human Rights Watch asserted that the company s aggressive efforts to keep out labor unions… …

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  • 5infringe on/upon sth — UK US infringe on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with infringe({{}}/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to take away or limit the rights or freedom of someone: »Human Rights Watch asserted that the company s aggressive efforts to keep out labor unions… …

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  • 6infringe upon sth — UK US infringe on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with infringe({{}}/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to take away or limit the rights or freedom of someone: »Human Rights Watch asserted that the company s aggressive efforts to keep out labor unions… …

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  • 7infringe — in|fringe [ ın frındʒ ] verb 1. ) transitive to break a law, rule, or agreement: Making an unauthorized copy of the article infringes the copyright. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to limit or reduce someone s legal rights or freedom: court… …

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  • 8infringe — [[t]ɪnfrɪ̱nʤ[/t]] infringes, infringing, infringed 1) VERB If someone infringes a law or a rule, they break it or do something which disobeys it. [V n] The film exploited his image and infringed his copyright... [V n] The jury ruled that he had… …

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  • 9infringe — verb (T) to do something that is against a law or someone s legal rights: Increasing care must be taken not to infringe copyright. infringement noun (C, U): a minor infringement of the rules infringe on/upon sth phrasal verb (T) to limit someone… …

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  • 10infringe — [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] verb 1) [T] to break a law or a rule 2) [I/T] to limit someone s legal rights or freedom infringement noun [C] …

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