infringementnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/us/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ.mənt/an action that breaks a rule, law, etc.:
copyright infringement
Even minor infringements of the law will be severely punished.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Obeying & breaking the law
- abide
- adhere
- afoul
- bend the law/rules idiom
- breach
- break
- breaker
- clean
- clean up your act idiom
- commit
- compliant
- conform
- contravene
- disobey
- hold
- law-abiding
- perpetrate
- respect
- venal
- violate
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