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
Gęsicka creates images using descriptions found in entries for nonexistent animals, people, places, and events that were included in reference works as a means of revealing copyright infringement.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Hollywood unions, including the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, criticized the action as an infringement on constitutional rights.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
However Ecuador finishing in second ahead of the chasing pack was just as impressive, especially considering the nation had to start qualifying on -3 points for a prior rule infringement.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The maker of Dawgs shoes brought the allegations as a counterclaim after Crocs hit the company with a patent infringement lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Hollywood unions, including the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, criticized the action as an infringement on constitutional rights.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
However Ecuador finishing in second ahead of the chasing pack was just as impressive, especially considering the nation had to start qualifying on -3 points for a prior rule infringement.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The maker of Dawgs shoes brought the allegations as a counterclaim after Crocs hit the company with a patent infringement lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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No violations of Polish airspace were reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Portland sent a notice to the building’s private owners last week, saying ICE has committed code violations by boarding up windows and keeping some detainees in the holding facility for longer than 12 hours.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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