rieducazione

rehabilitation

noun ryeh-doo-kah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Also means

re-education

Usage Note

Rieducazione in Italian criminal law refers specifically to the rehabilitative purpose of punishment, enshrined in Article 27 of the Constitution (la pena deve tendere alla rieducazione del condannato). In medical contexts it overlaps with riabilitazione (physiotherapy, recovery). The two are not always interchangeable.

Examples

"La pena deve tendere alla rieducazione del condannato."

Natural Translation

The sentence must aim at the rehabilitation of the convicted.

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