wrongful conduct vs infringement

infringement vs wrongful conduct

wrongful conduct and infringement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrongful conduct	Yes	No	No	No
infringement	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of wrongful conduct 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.

wrongful conduct (noun)	infringement (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	a crime less serious than a felony
	an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Difference between wrongful conduct and infringement

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