Infringement

n.	1.	The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution. The punishing of this infringement is proper to that jurisdiction against which the contempt is. - Clarendon.
	2.	An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass.

Noun	1.	infringement - an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" Synonyms: violation
	2.	infringement - a crime less serious than a felony Synonyms: infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, offense, offence

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