| 单词 | infringement |
| 释义 | infringement (once / 2531 pages) n An infringement is a minor offense that involves breaking a rule or a law. If your sister takes a chapter from your book and publishes it as her own, you could sue her for copyright infringement. An infringement can result in legal penalties if you’re breaking a law, as in the case of a copyright infringement or a patent infringement. An infringement can also be a violation of a rule or an agreement that applies in a specific situation. In that case there are no legal consequences, but there are still penalties. If the referee sees an infringement of the rules during your soccer game, he’ll penalize your team by awarding your opponents a free kick. WORD FAMILYinfringement: infringements+/infringe: infringed, infringement, infringes, infringing USAGE EXAMPLESThese include such evils as copyright infringement, cybercrime, the invasion of privacy, hate speech, espionage—and perhaps cyberwar. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) "Plaintiff will suffer immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage" unless the infringements are stopped, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. Reuters(Dec 29, 2016) The founders wisely vested an independent judiciary with the responsibility of upholding the fundamental liberties of citizens against infringement by the other branches. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) 1n an act that disregards an agreement or a right Syn|Hypo|Hyper violation copyright infringement, infringement of copyright a violation of the rights secured by a copyright foulan act that violates the rules of a sport patent infringementviolation of the rights secured by a patent foul ball(baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field piracy, plagiarisation, plagiarism, plagiarizationthe act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own personal foula foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) technical, technical foul(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law 2n a crime less serious than a felony Syn|Hypo|Hyper infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation 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 nudityvulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjurycriminal offense of making false statements under oath seditionan illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act |
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