What does «infidencia» mean in Spanish?
- Violation of the trust and faith owed to someone. Infidelity, disloyalty.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Cometería una infidencia si te revelara el secreto de mi amigo".
"El texto que entregó a la imprenta no se escribió para ser publicado, por lo que cometió una infidencia".
"Contó una infidencia de su exnovia en la televisión", ❗ Las infidencias se cometen o incurren, no se dicen ni cuentan, por lo que este ejemplo de uso es inapropiado aunque muy empleado en los medios.
- Fault committed by a person for not corresponding to the trust placed in him/her. It is applied especially in the political crime that a person incurs by making intelligence for another enemy state. It is used especially in the military.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Ha incurrido en el delito de alta traición o infidencia".
"delito de infidencia".
- Crime of infidelity to the Spanish crown.
Examples of use in Spanish: "primeramente se determinó que los delitos de infidencia fueran juzgados por la Real Sala del Crimen".
"fueron acusados de infidencia o deslealtad".
- (Tribunal de Infidencias) Former court that watched over, persecuted and punished all rebels against the Spanish crown. At that time, infidelity was a public crime against the security of the State. This court did not manage to hear all the cases that were presented. When the political situation worsened, these crimes were tried quickly and without too many formalities.