infringe /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ verb3 •To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc. •To break in or encroach on something.A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. — 1789 •(old-fashioned) To furnish or embellish with a fringe. formsinfringed · infringing · infringes · infringeth · infringest