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infringement

[in-frinj-muhnt] / ɪnˈfrɪndʒ mənt /
NOUN
breach
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STRONGEST


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Shein has been accused repeatedly of intellectual property infringement, disclosing in July that it was facing more than 40 related lawsuits.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Hyde Lane is requesting Netflix and Netflix Studios be held liable for infringement, although no specified amount was listed in the suit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Muluh was disqualified and not allowed to reattempt the lift by judges, who ruled on a separate technical infringement.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Fedorova's employers said Wednesday they were astonished to learn of the expulsion order, which they said amounted to "a particularly serious infringement of freedom of expression".

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

“Our next meeting shall commence tomorrow, lunchtime. The topic: Mr. Owens giving detention out just for talking in math class. It’s a total infringement on our First Amendment rights!”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The EU said the fine's amount took into consideration the nature of the violations, the impact on Europeans and the duration of the infringements.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Some downloads, it says, were coordinated among several Meta IP addresses, all based on the same algorithmic keywords and occurring simultaneously, suggesting that the infringements “took place within Meta’s walls.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Those infringements had England down to 14 for a total of 30 minutes.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

It asserts that because all of X’s “alleged infringements were self-explanatory,” the commission “primarily relied on gathering its own evidence.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

He was continually marching Antonapoulos down to the courthouse during lunch hour to settle these infringements of the law.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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