Associations to the word «Infringement»

Wiktionary

INFRINGEMENT, noun. A violation or breach, as of a law.
INFRINGEMENT, noun. An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property.

Dictionary definition

INFRINGEMENT, noun. An act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment".
INFRINGEMENT, noun. A crime less serious than a felony.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke