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segretezza

secrecy

noun seh-greh-TEHT-tsah Rare

Also means

confidentiality

Usage Note

Segretezza refers to the quality or condition of being secret; the related noun segreto is the secret itself. In legal and institutional contexts you will meet fixed phrases like obbligo di segretezza (confidentiality obligation) and segretezza delle comunicazioni (privacy of communications), the latter protected by the Italian Constitution.

Examples

"Il contratto impone l'obbligo di segretezza."

Natural Translation

The contract imposes a confidentiality obligation.

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