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giudicato

final judgment

noun joo-dee-KAH-toh Rare

Also means

res judicata

Usage Note

Giudicato is a legal term for a judgment that has become final and can no longer be appealed — equivalent to Latin res judicata. The phrase passare in giudicato means 'to become final' (of a court ruling). It is exclusively a technical legal term; the everyday word for a judge's ruling is sentenza.

Examples

"La sentenza è passata in giudicato ieri."

Natural Translation

The sentence became final yesterday.

Literal Translation

The sentence has-passed in final-judgment yesterday.

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