infringement

noun infringements

1. countable, uncountable A violation or breach, as of a law. 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.

   Opposite: noninfringement

2. countable, uncountable An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property. 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.