If something infringes people's rights, it interferes with these rights and does not allow people the freedom they are entitled to. They rob us, they infringe our rights, they kill us It's starting to infringe on our personal liberties. to do something that is against a law or someone's legal rights (infringere, from frangere )
go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"