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INFRINGEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crime less serious than a felony
Synonyms:
infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; violation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infringement" is a kind of...):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infringement"):
breach of the peace; disorderly behavior; disorderly conduct; disturbance of the peace (any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled)
false pretence; false pretense ((law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation)
indecent exposure; public nudity (vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place)
bearing false witness; lying under oath; perjury (criminal offense of making false statements under oath)
sedition (an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)
Derivation:
infringe (go against, as of rules and laws)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An act that disregards an agreement or a right
Example:
he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment
Synonyms:
infringement; violation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infringement" is a kind of...):
actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infringement"):
copyright infringement; infringement of copyright (a violation of the rights secured by a copyright)
foul (an act that violates the rules of a sport)
patent infringement (violation of the rights secured by a patent)
Derivation:
infringe (advance beyond the usual limit)
infringe (go against, as of rules and laws)
