infringement
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- an act that disregards an agreement or a right“he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment”Synonyms: violation
- a crime less serious than a felonySynonyms: misdemeanormisdemeanourinfractionviolation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Infringement \In*fringe"ment\, n.
1.The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution. [1913 Webster]
The punishing of this infringement is proper to that jurisdiction against which the contempt is.— Clarendon.[1913 Webster]
2.An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass. [1913 Webster]