infringe
v.to break a law or a rule. It can also mean to enter a private area without permission.
v.to violate or transgress a law, right, or privilege; to enter a private property without permission. Transitive — requires a direct object.
“The new law infringes on our right to privacy.”
“The company was fined for infringing on a patent held by a smaller competitor.”
“Legal scholars argue that the proposed surveillance measures infringe upon fundamental civil liberties, creating a climate of fear that stifles free expression.”
“A federal judge criticised the Trump government for attempting to infringe upon foreign students' rights to free speech.”
“The US district judge Reed O’Connor, who was appointed by George W Bush, said the 2022 rule infringes on a person’s right to make or repair personal firearms.”
Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.