The meaning of Infringement

noun

An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

Usage examples:

A breach of confidence

verb

Make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence).

Usage examples:

The river breached its bank

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

A pause in work or during an activity or event.

Usage examples:

I need a break from mental activity

noun

An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

Usage examples:

Eventually they reached a compromise

verb

Settle a dispute by mutual concession.

Usage examples:

In the end we compromised and deferred the issue

noun

An agreement between two sides who have different opinions, in which each side gives up something it had wanted

Usage examples:

Under the compromise, car manufacturers must use cleaner fuel but have more time to do it., his opp…

noun

An action which offends against a law, treaty, or other ruling.

Usage examples:

The publishing of misleading advertisements was a contravention of the act

noun

An action that is against a law or rule, or that is not what you promised or were expected to do

Usage examples:

(a) contravention of sth the use of unguarded candles is a contravention of the 1981 hotels & board…

noun

A violation of the law; a tort.

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An international delict

noun

The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.

Usage examples:

A 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction

noun

(a) failure to do what you should do

Usage examples:

What you did was a grave dereliction of duty., the old railway station was in a state of dereliction.

noun

The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

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The problem of soil erosion

noun

The weakening or damage done to something by a series of gradual losses of parts of it

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An erosion of academic standards, soil erosion

noun

The gradual reduction or destruction of something

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Erosion of sth investors may have seen some erosion of capital over the year., erosion in sth the e…

noun

A violation or infringement of a law or agreement.

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Punishment is meted out to the offender because this is what he deserves in response to his infract…

noun

A breaking of a rule or law

Usage examples:

A minor infraction

noun

An act of not obeying a rule or law

Usage examples:

The candidate had committed an infraction at a previous job., a minor/major/serious infraction, an …

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun

The state of being uncared for.

Usage examples:

The place had a hopeless air of neglect

noun

The fact of not obeying a rule or law

Usage examples:

Non-compliance with sth non-compliance with environmental laws can be both costly and dangerous., t…

noun

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence.

Usage examples:

I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions

noun

An action that breaks a law or rule

Usage examples:

[ c ] it is hard to keep the transgressions of famous people out of the news., he transgressed the …

noun

The action or process of lessening the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something, especially gradually or insidiously.

Usage examples:

The greatest threat of all is the undermining of our constitution

adjective

Lessening the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something, especially gradually or insidiously.

Usage examples:

The last straw was an undermining comment questioning my skills

verb

Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).

Usage examples:

The flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof

noun

The action of violating someone or something.

Usage examples:

The aircraft were in violation of un resolutions

noun

An action that breaks a law, agreement, rule, etc.

Usage examples:

The first violation can result in a $150 fine., a violation of sth unpaid overtime is a violation o…

verb

Make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.

Usage examples:

Fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks