Also means
condemned person
Usage Note
Condannato is the noun use of the past participle of condannare (to convict, to condemn). As a noun it means a convicted person or prisoner: il condannato, plural i condannati; feminine la condannata. In legal Italian it refers specifically to someone who has received a court sentence, distinguishing them from imputato (defendant, not yet convicted) or detenuto (detainee, held in custody).
Examples
"Il condannato ha presentato ricorso."
Natural Translation
The convict filed an appeal.
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