överträda betyder på engelska

overstep [overstepped, overstepping, oversteps]▼(To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈstep] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈstep]

transgress [transgressed, transgressing, transgresses]▼(to exceed or overstep some limit or boundary)
verb
[UK: trænz.ˈɡres] [US: trænz.ˈɡres]

violate [violated, violating, violates]▼(to break or fail to act by rules)
verb
[UK: ˈvaɪə.leɪt] [US: ˈvaɪə.let]The British believed the Americans were violating their law. = Britterna trodde att amerikanerna överträdde deras lag.