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infringement

/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒmənt/noun3 syllables

Infringement means: a crime less serious than a felony.

Synonyms for infringement4

noun, as in a crime less serious than a felony

misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation

noun, as in an act that disregards an agreement or a right

violation

What does infringement mean?2

noun

1

a crime less serious than a felony

2

an act that disregards an agreement or a right“he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Infringement in a sentence

  • Notwithstanding their own repeated scandals, the police continue to nonchalantly issue infringement tickets.tengooi
  • Your thinking about my book is an infringement on my copyright.DJ_Saidez
  • Disney strip-mines the world's fairy tales for ideas and then sues people for intellectual property infringement.Spamster
  • Copyright infringement is against the law.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of infringement

as a noun

plural
infringements