wrongdoing vs infringement

infringement vs wrongdoing

wrongdoing and infringement both are nouns.

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

As nouns, infringement is a hyponym of wrongdoing; that is, infringement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wrongdoing:

wrongdoing: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
infringement: an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Other hyponyms of wrongdoing include brutalisation, brutalization, encroachment, intrusion, trespass, usurpation, violation, civil wrong, tort, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, dereliction, malfeasance, misfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, perversion, injury, injury, iniquity, injustice, shabbiness, unfairness, infliction, evildoing, transgression, dishonesty, knavery, falsification, misrepresentation, champerty, criminal maintenance, maintenance, violation.

wrongdoing (noun)	infringement (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	a crime less serious than a felony
departure from what is ethically acceptable	an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Difference between wrongdoing and infringement

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