in·fringe·ment /ɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt/
違反;侵害
In·fringe·ment 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.
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infringement
n 1: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed
a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
[syn: violation]
2: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor, misdemeanour,
infraction, offence, offense, violation]