infringe

V. to do something that is against a law or someone's legal rights, to ~ a right, often an intellectual property right

The surprise ruling in favour of affirmative action found that deliberately preferring female job applicants in the public sector, when both male and female candidates were equally qualified, did not infringe sexual equality or equal opportunity regulations.

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg held that flights after 11 o'clock at night and before 6am did not infringe the residents' rights to privacy, to a normal family life, or to respect for their property.

A judge said Wednesday that a federal law aimed at restricting the display of paid, pro-marijuana ads in buses and subway stations is unconstitutional, improperly infringing on free speech rights.

Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote in his 1998 book All the Laws but one that in the time of a declared war the government has greater authority to infringe civil liberties.

infringement

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If there is a minor infringement of the rules that you're not happy with, it's more sporting to first informally point this out to the opponents before resorting to calling the Umpire.