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prosecuzione

continuation, continuation proceedings

noun proh-seh-koo-TSYOH-neh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: Latin prosecutio (a following after)

Usage Note

Prosecuzione is a formal noun, common in legal and administrative Italian, meaning the carrying forward or continuation of an action, process, or legal proceeding. It is largely synonymous with continuazione but is more bureaucratic. In everyday speech, continuazione is preferred; prosecuzione signals official or written registers.

Examples

"Il tribunale ha autorizzato la prosecuzione del processo."

Natural Translation

The court authorized the continuation of the trial.

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