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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