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Definition of Infringement
1. Noun. An act that disregards an agreement or a right. "He claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
Generic synonyms: Actus Reus, Misconduct, Wrongdoing, Wrongful Conduct
Specialized synonyms: Copyright Infringement, Infringement Of Copyright, Foul, Patent Infringement
Derivative terms: Infringe, Infringe, Violate
2. Noun. A crime less serious than a felony.
Generic synonyms: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Specialized synonyms: Breach Of The Peace, Disorderly Behavior, Disorderly Conduct, Disturbance Of The Peace, False Pretence, False Pretense, Indecent Exposure, Public Nudity, Bearing False Witness, Lying Under Oath, Perjury, Sedition
Derivative terms: Infract, Infringe
Definition of Infringement
1. n. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.
Definition of Infringement
1. Noun. a violation or breach, as of a law ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Infringement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infringement
Literary usage of Infringement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1912)
"See supra, 2, a, as to effect of clearness or doubt as to validity of patent or
fact of infringement. в. Public convenience. ..."
2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"Infringement is a mixed question of law and fact; California Artificial Stone
... Whether a device is an infringement is determined by the claims of the ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"L In an action for Infringement of a patent, where there is In the evidence no
basis for a computation of the damages, only nominal damages can be given. ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"Suit for Infringement by the Weber Electric Company against the EH Freeman ...
This is a suit for infringement of letters patent of the United States, No. ..."
5. Copyright, Its History and Its Law: Being a Summary of the Principles and by Richard Rogers Bowker (1912)
"The borderland between infringement and "fair use" is peculiarly and necessarily one
... What is a material or substantial part, constituting infringement, ..."
6. The Law and Practice Relating to Letters Patent for Inventions by Thomas Terrell, William Peter Rylands (1895)
"PRACTICE IN AN ACTION FOR Infringement. AN action for infringement is commenced
by writ issued out of the High Court of Justice. ..."
7. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1844)
"Infringement OF PATENT. In the United States Circuit Court, held at Boston,
Massachusetts, December, 1843, an action was brought by Eleazer Carver vs. the ..."