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Infringement Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Infringement has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an act that disregards an agreement or a right

"he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

2

a crime less serious than a felony

"The lawyer argued that the unauthorized use of copyrighted music was an infringement rather than a more serious felony."

3

A violation or breach, as of a law.

"The court ruled that the unauthorized use of the copyrighted material constituted an infringement of federal law."

In plain English: Infringement is when someone breaks a rule, law, or agreement that they promised to follow.

"The company issued a warning because their ad campaign was an infringement on our trademark."

Example Sentences
"The company issued a warning because their ad campaign was an infringement on our trademark." noun
"The copyright infringement was discovered when two songs sounded exactly alike." noun
"He faced legal trouble after his unauthorized use of the trademark constituted a clear infringement." noun
"Many people do not realize that downloading pirated movies is an act of intellectual property infringement." noun
See Also
penalize encroachment violation red card cease and desist infraction infringements breach
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wrongdoing crime
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
copyright infringement foul patent infringement disorderly conduct false pretense indecent exposure perjury sedition

Origin

The word infringement comes from the verb infringe, which itself is derived from Old French meaning to break or violate a law. The suffix -ment was added to form this noun describing the act of breaking such rules.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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