Spanish word

intrusismo

Pronunciation

IPA/intɾuˈsismo/

Meaning

  • masculine noununlicensed practice

Example

El intrusismo profesional perjudica la confianza del público.

Unlicensed professional practice undermines public trust.

Illustration for intrusismo (unlicensed practice)

More examples

En la clínica se detectó intrusismo profesional.

Unlicensed professional practice was detected in the clinic.

Core concept

Doctor treating a patient while an empty diploma frame hangs on the wall.

Common phrases

  • intrusismo profesional

    unlicensed professional practice

  • lucha contra el intrusismo

    fight against unlicensed practice

  • intrusismo laboral

    unlicensed workplace practice

Similar words

ejercicio ilegal: Carrying out regulated professional activities in violation of laws or official rules.
usurpación: Illegally taking another person's job or official position and acting in that role.
suplantación: Impersonating someone else to act under their identity or credentials.
fraude: Deceiving others to obtain money, benefits, or other illicit advantages.

Definition in Spanish

Práctica de ejercer una profesión o tarea especializada sin poseer la titulación, permiso o competencia legal requerida.

Word origin

From Spanish intruso 'intruder' plus the suffix -ismo, with intruso from Latin intrudere 'to push in', naming the phenomenon of entering a profession without authorization.

Usage tips

  • Frequently used in legal and journalistic contexts as a critical term, often in the collocation intrusismo profesional and paired with verbs like combatir or denunciar.

Other meanings

  • professional encroachmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • intrusounauthorized practitionernoun
  • intrusivoinvasiveadjective
  • intrusióninvasionnoun

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