infringement | Definition of infringement

Synonyms and Antonyms of infringement

a failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation

any government action limiting freedom of speech is an infringement of the U.S. Constitution

Synonyms of infringement

breach, contravention, infraction, transgression, trespass, violation

Words Related to infringement

misconduct, misdemeanor, misfeasance, misprision, offense (or offence), sin, wrong

disregard, forgetting, ignoring, nonobservance, overlooking

delinquency, dereliction, neglect

encroachment, intrusion, invasion

Near Antonyms of infringement

respecting, upholding

Antonyms of infringement

noninfringement, observance