as in violation
a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation
any government action limiting freedom of speech is an infringement of the U.S. Constitution
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Recent Examples of infringement
An obvious example is the way many former friends of freedom supported the PATRIOT Act and other infringements on liberty following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Ron Paul, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Lower courts deemed Sheeran not liable for copyright infringement, finding the singer’s 2014 hit did not unlawfully rip off Gaye’s song because the earlier tune was too mainstream to be legally protected.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 16 June 2025
In 11 months, reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen accrued as many penalty points across six different infringements.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Honeywell filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the patent company, Patent Armory Inc.
Earlier, Patent Armory had sued Honeywell in April for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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Ron Paul, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Lower courts deemed Sheeran not liable for copyright infringement, finding the singer’s 2014 hit did not unlawfully rip off Gaye’s song because the earlier tune was too mainstream to be legally protected.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 16 June 2025
In 11 months, reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen accrued as many penalty points across six different infringements.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Honeywell filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against the patent company, Patent Armory Inc.
Earlier, Patent Armory had sued Honeywell in April for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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Whether they are regulated globally or locally, human rights violations within supplier networks will never reflect well on parent companies.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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While aerial intercepts are intended to prevent airspace violations, such maneuvers can lead to midair collisions if executed in an unsafe or unprofessional manner.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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