Infringement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act that disregards an agreement or a right

a crime less serious than a felony

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfɹˈɪndʒmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfɹˈɪndʒmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfɹˈɪndʒmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnfɹˈɪndʒmənt/.

Examples

he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infraction violation misdemeanour misdemeanor

Parts of Speech

noun	an act that disregards an agreement or a right “he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment”
noun	a crime less serious than a felony

Word Forms

violate	verb	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
infringe	verb	go against, as of rules and laws
infract	verb	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verstoß

eine Handlung, die eine Vereinbarung oder ein Recht missachtet

🇫🇷French

infraction

un acte qui ne respecte pas un accord ou un droit

🇪🇸Spanish

infracción

un acto que ignora un acuerdo o un derecho

🇮🇹Italian

violazione

un atto che viola un accordo o un diritto

🇳🇱Dutch

inbreuk

een handeling die een overeenkomst of een recht negeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

violação

um ato que desconsidera um acordo ou um direito

🇷🇺Russian

нарушение

действие, которое игнорирует соглашение или право

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उल्लंघन

ऐसा कार्य जो किसी समझौते या अधिकार की अवहेलना करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

লঙ্ঘন

একটি চুক্তি বা অধিকার উপেক্ষা করে এমন একটি কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மீறல்

ஒரு ஒப்பந்தம் அல்லது உரிமையைப் புறக்கணிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లంఘన

ఒక ఒప్పందం లేదా హక్కును విస్మరించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

उल्लंघन

करार किंवा अधिकाराकडे दुर्लक्ष करणारी कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉલ્લંઘન

એક કૃત્ય જે કરાર અથવા અધિકારની અવગણના કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലംഘനം

ഒരു കരാറിനെയോ അവകാശത്തെയോ അവഗണിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲੰਘਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕੰਮ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਝੌਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਅਣਦੇਖੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خلاف ورزی

ایک ایسا عمل جو کسی معاہدے یا حق کو نظرانداز کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侵权

无视协议或权利的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

侵害

合意や権利を無視する行為

🇰🇷Korean

위반

합의나 권리를 무시하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vi phạm

một hành động coi thường một thỏa thuận hoặc một quyền

🇹🇭Thai

การละเมิด

การกระทำที่ไม่คำนึงถึงข้อตกลงหรือสิทธิ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelanggaran

perbuatan yang mengabaikan suatu perjanjian atau hak

🇵🇭Filipino

paglabag

isang kilos na binabalewala ang isang kasunduan o isang karapatan

🇲🇾Malay

pelanggaran

perbuatan yang mengabaikan perjanjian atau hak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعدي

فعل يتجاهل اتفاقا أو حق

🇮🇷Persian

نقض

عملی که یک توافق یا حق را نادیده می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

ihlal

bir anlaşmayı veya hakkı göz ardı eden bir eylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲפָרָה

מעשה המתעלם מהסכם או זכות

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