infringir
to infringe
verb een-freen-HEER Rare
Origin: Latin infringere (to break)
Also means
to violate
Usage Note
Infringir means to break a law, rule, or right — infringir la ley (to break the law), infringir derechos de autor (to infringe copyright). It is a formal register verb; in casual speech violar or incumplir are more common. Note that infringir and infligir (to inflict) are sometimes confused even by native speakers.
Examples
"La empresa infringió las normas de seguridad."
Natural Translation
The company violated the safety regulations.
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