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
The suit alleges Anthropic is secondarily liable for contributory and vicarious infringement tied to those uses.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
The complaint also includes a claim for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits infringement of certain types of digital content and can lead to damages of up to $150,000 per infringement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Bank of America upgraded the stock to neutral from underperform after Novo Nordisk dropped its patent infringement case against Hims, and the companies agreed that Hims would sell Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy drugs on its platform.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Novo, meanwhile, is dropping a patent infringement lawsuit against Hims.
—Mario Aguilar, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
The complaint also includes a claim for violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits infringement of certain types of digital content and can lead to damages of up to $150,000 per infringement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Bank of America upgraded the stock to neutral from underperform after Novo Nordisk dropped its patent infringement case against Hims, and the companies agreed that Hims would sell Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy drugs on its platform.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Novo, meanwhile, is dropping a patent infringement lawsuit against Hims.
—Mario Aguilar, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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Another 24 teens were cited for curfew violations, police said.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Origen was not allowed to open after an eighth visit on March 21 found three violations (one high-priority), or after a ninth inspection on March 24 found three violations (one high-priority) and a 10th visit also found three violations (one high-priority) on March 25.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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