infringement

infringement
A violation of a right or privilege; an encroachment.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • infringement — in·fringe·ment n: the act or an instance of infringing; esp: the unauthorized use of copyrighted or patented material or of a trademark, trade name, or trade dress see also equivalent, fair use ◇ Infringement of a trademark, trade name, or trade… …   Law dictionary

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  • Infringement — In*fringe ment, n. 1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution. [1913 Webster] The punishing of this infringement is proper to that jurisdiction against which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infringement — 1590s, from INFRINGE (Cf. infringe) + MENT (Cf. ment) …   Etymology dictionary

  • infringement — *breach, infraction, violation, trespass, transgression, contravention Analogous words: encroachment, invading or invasion, entrenchment (see corresponding verbs at TRESPASS): intruding or intrusion, obtruding or obtrusion (see corresponding… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • infringement — /infrinjmant/ A breaking into; a trespass or encroachment upon; a violation of a law, regulation, contract, or right. Used especially of invasions of the rights secured by patents, copyrights, and trademarks. See also encroachment trespass. @… …   Black's law dictionary

  • infringement — /infrinjmant/ A breaking into; a trespass or encroachment upon; a violation of a law, regulation, contract, or right. Used especially of invasions of the rights secured by patents, copyrights, and trademarks. See also encroachment trespass. @… …   Black's law dictionary

  • infringement — infringe in‧fringe [ɪnˈfrɪndʒ] also infringe on verb [transitive] to do something that is against a law or someone s legal rights: • There was no evidence that Apple s work was infringing Xerox copyrights. • We ll be watching closely to see… …   Financial and business terms

  • infringement — [[t]ɪnfrɪ̱nʤmənt[/t]] infringements 1) N VAR: usu N of/on n An infringement is an action or situation that interferes with your rights and the freedom you are entitled to. ...infringement of privacy... They see it as an infringement on their own… …   English dictionary

  • infringement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged ▪ possible ▪ copyright, patent, trademark ▪ serious ▪ minor …   Collocations dictionary

  • infringement — n. an infringement of, on (an infringement of smb. s rights) * * * [ɪn frɪndʒmənt] on (an infringement of smb. s rights) an infringement of …   Combinatory dictionary

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