INFRINGED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

infringed (on or upon)

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past tense of infringe (on or upon)

as in violated

to fail to keep a law that was struck down by the court for infringing upon the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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League officials said the Clippers violated salary cap rules by initiating off-court income opportunities and facilitating endorsement agreements for Kawhi Leonard, who was also fined $700,000.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

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