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infringement

/ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒmənt/ noun B2
  1. A violation or breach, as of a law. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property. (countable, uncountable)

Plural infringements

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Among these men there was a stringent code of honour, any infringement of which was punished by death.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 56 · B2
In proof of this we have signed this paper to establish the truth of the facts, lest the moment should arrive when either of the actors in this terrible scene should be accused of premeditated murder or of infringement of the laws of honor.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 775 · C1

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