[in.fringe] vb in.fringed ; in.fring.ing [ML infringere, fr. L, to break, crush, fr. in- + frangere to break--more at break] vt (1533) 1: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another "~ a patent"
2. obs: defeat, frustrate ~ vi: encroach--used with on or upon "~ on our rights" syn see trespass -- in.fring.er n