In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
encroach, infringe, impinge
(verb) advance beyond the usual limit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infringe (third-person singular simple present infringes, present participle infringing, simple past and past participle infringed)
(transitive) Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
(intransitive) Break in or encroach on something.
(Break or violate a treaty, a law): transgress
• Infinger, enfiring, refining
Source: Wiktionary
In*fringe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing.] Etym: [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See Fraction, and cf. Infract .]
1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract. If the first that did the edict infringe, Had answered for his deed. Shak. The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding.
2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
In*fringe", v. i.
1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend.
2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.