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
State and local officials argue federalizing the troops is an unconstitutional infringement on state power.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Attorneys asked the court to dismiss a defendant from a copyright infringement case against Taylor Swift and several others, arguing that the plaintiff missed a service deadline in the lawsuit.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Again, this would have been soft, but when Nathan Collins planted his boot in front of Gakpo’s, there was probably enough of an infringement to award a penalty, albeit the winger’s exaggerated fall may have counted against him.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Three Twitch streamers are currently facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from a popular YouTuber.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Attorneys asked the court to dismiss a defendant from a copyright infringement case against Taylor Swift and several others, arguing that the plaintiff missed a service deadline in the lawsuit.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Again, this would have been soft, but when Nathan Collins planted his boot in front of Gakpo’s, there was probably enough of an infringement to award a penalty, albeit the winger’s exaggerated fall may have counted against him.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Three Twitch streamers are currently facing copyright-infringement lawsuits from a popular YouTuber.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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The most common template for an insider trading violation is as follows.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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