infringement /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒmənt/ noun2 •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. — 2011 •An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property.As a reward for their [the Levites'] devotion, they were made the guardians of the shrine from infringement. — 2001 formsinfringements