Infringement
Infringement noun - A failure to uphold the requirements of law, duty, or obligation.
Usage example: any government action limiting freedom of speech is an infringement of the U.S. Constitution
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Synonyms for Infringement
Offense is a synonym for infringement. In some cases you can use "Offense" instead a noun "Infringement".
Offense
Offense noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: wartime offenses that are crimes against all of humanity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attack and infringement
- attack and offense
- violation and infringement
- violation and offense
- breach and infringement
- breach and offense
- infraction and infringement
- infraction and offense
- injury and infringement
- injury and offense
- wrong and infringement
- wrong and offense
- assault and infringement
- assault and offense
Both words in one sentence
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The man replies 'copyright infringement', which he admits isn't really the sort of offense they put you in jail for.
Source: Literature / Bloodsucking Fiends - He asks his cell mate what he's in for, and the man replies 'copyright infringement', which he admits isn't really the sort of offense they put you in jail for.
Source: What Are You in For?
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Offense and Infringement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/infringement/offense
Infringement & Offense. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/infringement/offense>.
Offense or Infringement. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/infringement/offense.
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