ledere

to harm

verb LEH-deh-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin laedere (to strike, to injure).

Also means

to damage

Usage Note

Ledere is formal and legalistic: ledere i diritti (to infringe on rights), ledere la reputazione (to damage one's reputation). Its past participle leso appears in persona lesa (injured party) and nazione lesa (aggrieved nation). It is an irregular verb of the second conjugation; past participle: leso.

Examples

"Quella decisione lede i diritti dei lavoratori."

Natural Translation

That decision harms the rights of workers.

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