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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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