infringe on/upon sth
— phrasal verb with infringe uk/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/us/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/verb [ T ] formal
If something infringes on/upon someone's rights or freedom, it takes away some of their rights or limits their freedom:
These restrictions infringe upon basic human rights.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- confiscate
- cream sth/sb off
- de-
- debug
- denude
- drain
- impound
- knock
- knock sth out of sb
- nab
- off with sth idiom
- relieve
- shelf
- suck
- suck sb/sth dry idiom
- sweep
- take sth out
- tow
- tow-away
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Limiting and restricting