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Italian word

provvedimento

a measure, order, or administrative act

Looks like

provident / provision

provident = financially careful; provision = a stipulation

⚠️ The trap

'Provvedimento' is extremely common in Italian legal and administrative language for any official act or measure. It does not correspond neatly to any single English word. Learners must choose 'measure', 'order', 'ruling', or 'act' depending on context.

To say "provident = financially careful; provision = a stipulation" in Italian:

provvedimento

"provvedimento" in English means:

a measure, order, or administrative act

Example

"Il giudice ha emesso un provvedimento d'urgenza."

"The judge issued an emergency order."

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