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infringement

[ in-frinj-muhnt ]

noun

  1. a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
  2. an act of infringing.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of infringement1

First recorded in 1585–95; infringe + -ment
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But as YouTube’s popularity skyrocketed in its early days, so did threats of copyright infringement lawsuits.

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She said the State Bar argued that those law professors had worked with questions drafted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners in the last six months, which could raise issues of potential copyright infringement.

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The argument that increasing the cost to parents who choose a private school would be an infringement of the common law "is plainly not right", he wrote in his submissions.

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Lake was being a sore loser, in keeping with her refusal to acknowledge electoral defeat, but at least she was not being quoted in the paper about infringements on decorum at the club.

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In the process, they're shifting focus from just staving off the infringement of their rights and freedoms from outside actors to cultivating joy and belonging within their communities.

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