infringement

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in frinjmənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•fringe•ment /ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an act of infringing:numerous infringements against the law.
  2. an act of interfering with someone's rights:infringements on our right to privacy.
See -fract-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•fringe•ment  (in frinjmənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawa breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation;
    violation;
    transgression.
  2. Lawan act of infringing.
  • infringe + -ment 1585–95

'infringement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: infringement claims, an infringement [suit, lawsuit], the government's infringement on my [religious, social] beliefs, more...

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