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
Early YouTube was an infringement engine until a lawsuit pushed it to fingerprint every upload.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2006, Crocs sued Dawgs, Double Diamond Distribution and Mojave Holdings (Dawgs) alleging patent infringement.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Outside of vocal pushback from artists and studios, AI image, video and music generators have been hit with numerous copyright infringement lawsuits from authors, artists, news outlets, mass media companies and music labels.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
When Swift mentioned her own fears about AI, her statement had nothing to do with climate destruction, copyright infringement, tacky aesthetics, or any other conventional complaints about the technology.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2006, Crocs sued Dawgs, Double Diamond Distribution and Mojave Holdings (Dawgs) alleging patent infringement.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Outside of vocal pushback from artists and studios, AI image, video and music generators have been hit with numerous copyright infringement lawsuits from authors, artists, news outlets, mass media companies and music labels.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
When Swift mentioned her own fears about AI, her statement had nothing to do with climate destruction, copyright infringement, tacky aesthetics, or any other conventional complaints about the technology.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringement
violation
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And there have been 70 weapons violations with a gun this year, versus 43 in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tamara and her cousins say the audio release is just the latest violation of their rights under Marsy’s Law, a California statute that gives crime victims the rights to privacy, dignity and respect.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Infringement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringement. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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