infringitur

Infringitur is a Latin verb form meaning “it is infringed” or “it is being infringed.” It is the third person singular present passive indicative of infringere, a verb meaning to break into, to violate, or to trespass upon a boundary or rule.

Originating from in- “upon” and frangere “to break,” infringere conveys the sense of breaking a boundary or contravening a rule. The present passive voice, infringitur, emphasizes the action upon the subject rather than the agent performing it. The form sits within a broader inflectional family that includes active forms such as infringit, as well as other passive tenses like infringebatur (imperfect) or infringi (present passive infinitive).

In Latin literature, infrigitur appears most often in legal, theological, or scholastic contexts, where it states that a right, privilege, jurisdiction, or rule has been violated or is at risk of violation. A typical usage is Ius non infringitur, meaning “the right is not infringed.” The nuance depends on context and tense; related constructions employ other forms such as infringuntur (they are infringed) or infringebatur (it was being infringed).

Related forms include infringere (to infringe), infringitur (it is infringed), infringebatur (it was being infringed), and the passive infinitive infringi. In modern contexts, the Latin verb appears primarily in historical or textual studies, especially when analyzing legal charters, scholastic arguments, or Roman jurisprudence.

See also: infringere; infringement; Latin legal terms.