Infringement

Definitions

1. A violation or breach, as of a law.
   countable, uncountable
2. An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Georgia, ranked 16th in the world, dominated the breakdown before half-time and forced England into a host⟳ of infringements, but fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili missed three penalties.”

“The pattern of services over these lines today still pays homage to their history, which derived in considerable measure⟳ from the L.B.S.C.R.'s efforts to prevent⟳ infringement of its monopoly at Brighton and Eastbourne.”

“As a reward⟳ for their [the Levites'] devotion, they were made the guardians of the shrine from infringement.”

“As soon as it was suggested that it was considering the Swedish model⟳ – in which men are criminalised for buying sex, but the women working in prostitution are decriminalised – a slew of prominent male columnists started arguing against this infringement on a man's right to purchase⟳ a woman's body.”

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