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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