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Synonyms for infringement

  • noun

Most common

violation breach infraction encroachment

All synonyms

Noun

violation, infraction, breach, encroachment, trespass, intrusion, invasion, transgression, disobedience, misdemeanor US, misdemeanour UK, inroad, breaking

Antonyms

noninfringement

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A violation or breach, as of a law.

Related words

Word family
infringe

Forms

Plural
infringements → violations, infractions, breaches, encroachments…

Example sentences

  • violation Guantanamo is the epitome of human rights violation.
  • breach Did the hackers breach the cybersecurity defenses?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
infringementsteady
violationfalling
breachsteady
infractionsteady
encroachmentfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
breach1, inroad2
8 letters
breaking2, invasion3, trespass2
9 letters
violation4, intrusion3
10 letters
infraction3
11 letters
misdemeanor4
12 letters
disobedience5, encroachment3, misdemeanour
13 letters
transgression3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inroad2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
infraction
Italiano
infrazione
Español
infracción
Deutsch
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