C1⚖️ Law & Politics
Italian word
imputato
the accused in a criminal trial; the defendant
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imputed
attributed or credited to someone (often used in accounting/law for imputed costs)
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In Italian 'imputato' is the normal word for the accused person at trial. English 'imputed' is an adjective meaning attributed/ascribed, rarely used as a noun for a person.
To say "attributed or credited to someone (often used in accounting/law for imputed costs)" in Italian:
imputato
"imputato" in English means:
the accused in a criminal trial; the defendant
Example
"L'imputato si è dichiarato innocente."
"The defendant declared himself innocent."
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