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abbreviato

abbreviated

adjective ahb-breh-VYAH-toh Rare
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Also means

shortened

Usage Note

Abbreviato is the past participle of abbreviare used as an adjective. In Italian procedural law, rito abbreviato (abbreviated procedure) is a fast-track criminal trial before a single judge without a full hearing, offered to defendants in exchange for a one-third sentence reduction. Outside law it simply means shortened or condensed.

Examples

"Ha scelto il rito abbreviato per ridurre la pena."

Natural Translation

He chose the abbreviated procedure to reduce the sentence.

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