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Italian word

incompatibilità

a legal incompatibility — rules preventing someone from holding two offices simultaneously

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incompatibility

the state of being unable to coexist or be combined

⚠️ The trap

In Italian public law, 'incompatibilità' has a very specific technical meaning: rules preventing a person from simultaneously holding two public roles (e.g., MP and minister, or judge and politician). English 'incompatibility' is a general term without this specific legal meaning.

To say "the state of being unable to coexist or be combined" in Italian:

incompatibilità

"incompatibilità" in English means:

a legal incompatibility — rules preventing someone from holding two offices simultaneously

Example

"L'incompatibilità tra cariche pubbliche è stabilita per legge."

"The incompatibility between public offices is established by law."

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