infringement
/ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/
noun
- The act of breaking a law, rule, or agreement.
- The company was fined for an infringement of safety regulations.
- The treaty prohibits any infringement of the border.
- Any infringement of the school's dress code will result in a warning.
- The act of violating someone's legal rights, especially copyright or patent.
- Uploading a movie without permission is a copyright infringement.
- The artist sued the company for infringement of her trademark.
- They faced a lawsuit for patent infringement over their new phone design.
- An action that limits or interferes with someone's freedom or privacy.
- Many people see the new surveillance law as an infringement on personal privacy.
- The curfew was considered an infringement of the residents' freedom.
- He argued that the search was an infringement of his civil liberties.
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