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escutere

to examine (a witness)

verb eh-SKOO-teh-reh Rare

Origin: Latin excutere (to shake out, examine)

Also means

to interrogate

Usage Note

Escutere is a formal legal term used specifically for the judicial examination of witnesses or parties; it is not interchangeable with the everyday sentire or interrogare. It belongs to the written register of Italian procedural law and rarely appears in spoken Italian.

Examples

"Il giudice deve escutere i testimoni."

Natural Translation

The judge must examine the witnesses.

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