INFRINGEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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"):

foul (an act that violates the rules of a sport)

patent infringement (violation of the rights secured by a patent)