patent infringement vs infringement

patent infringement and infringement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patent infringement	Yes	No	No	No
infringement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infringement is a hypernym of patent infringement; that is, infringement is a word with a broader meaning than patent infringement:

patent infringement: violation of the rights secured by a patent
infringement: an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Other hypernyms of patent infringement include violation.

patent infringement (noun)	infringement (noun)
violation of the rights secured by a patent	a crime less serious than a felony
	an act that disregards an agreement or a right

patent infringement vs infringement

patent infringement and infringement both are nouns.

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