infringement
noun
a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
infringements
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pluralof infringement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Complaints like these usually relate to claims of being treated unfairly or having unwarranted infringements of privacy on programmes.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The EU said the fine's amount took into consideration the nature of the violations, the impact on Europeans and the duration of the infringements.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
This defense has borne fruit in other Strike 3 cases, in which defendants successfully argued simply having an IP address that was used to infringe wasn’t enough to prove they committed the infringements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It asserts that because all of X’s “alleged infringements were self-explanatory,” the commission “primarily relied on gathering its own evidence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
He was continually marching Antonapoulos down to the courthouse during lunch hour to settle these infringements of the law.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
