B2⚖️ Law & Politics
Italian word
sentenza
a court judgment or ruling
Looks like
sentence
a grammatical unit; a criminal punishment
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'sentenza' always means a court ruling/judgment. English 'sentence' can mean a grammatical sentence OR a criminal punishment (prison sentence). For a prison term, Italians say 'pena' or 'condanna'.
To say "a grammatical unit; a criminal punishment" in Italian:
sentenza
"sentenza" in English means:
a court judgment or ruling
Example
"La sentenza del tribunale è stata appellata."
"The court's judgment was appealed."
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