Infringing
Definition
Constituting an attack or violation, having the character of an assault, infringement, or outrage against the law, a fundamental right, or state sovereignty; detrimental, prejudicial, illegal. In old 19th-century legal terminology, the term qualified ordinances, administrative acts, or procedural deeds issued through abuse of power that flagrantly harmed the legitimate interests of citizens.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Infringing
- Prejudicial
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective adjusting through three standard structural morphological variations. |
| Formation | Archaic loanword borrowed from French 'attentatoire', phonetically integrated into the '-iu' adjectival class. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ten.ta.ˈto.rju] |
| Source | Lexicon of 19th-Century Jurisprudence, Marginal Morphologies, and Legal History |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Avocatul apărării a demonstrat că decizia instanței inferioare fusese un act atentatoriu la adresa libertății presei.
EN: The defense attorney demonstrated that the lower court's decision had been an act infringing upon the freedom of the press.
RO: În proclamația sa, domnitorul a declarat acel decret străin ca fiind nul și atentatoriu la independența țării.
EN: In his proclamation, the prince declared that foreign decree null and void and detrimental to the country's independence.
RO: Juriștii epocii considerau orice percheziție fără mandat un obicei abuziv și cu totul atentatoriu la siguranța căminului.
EN: The legal experts of the era considered any search without a warrant an abusive custom and completely violating the security of the home.
Idioms & Phrases
Decret atentatoriu / Infringing decree / unlawful edict
RO: Ordonanță sau act normativ emis cu încălcarea constituției, aducând vătămări directe drepturilor cetățenești.
EN: An ordinance or regulatory act issued in violation of the constitution, bringing direct harm to citizens' rights.
Act atentatoriu de drepturi / Act detrimental to rights / unlawful encroachment
RO: Faptă administrativă sau juridică prin care se anulează abuziv un privilegiu ori o libertate legală deja recunoscută.
EN: An administrative or legal deed through which a privilege or an already recognized legal freedom is abusively cancelled.
Caracter atentatoriu / A specific trait of an action or speech that instigates non-compliance with public order or state laws.
RO: Trăsătură specifică a unei acțiuni sau a unui discurs care instigă la nerespectarea ordinii publice sau a legilor statului.
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