ratto

2007, Andrea Celestino Montanaro, Ruvo di Puglia e il suo territorio: le necropoli : i corredi funerari tra la documentazione del XIX secolo e gli scavi moderni, L'Erma di Bretschneider (1st ed.), →ISBN, page 60.
(...) di una grande loutrophoros decorata con scene di amazzonomachia e scene di ispirazione dionisiaca, di una lekythos con Eracle nel giardino dell Esperidi e di una situla con la raffigurazione dell'uccisione di Reso e il ratto dei suoi cavalli, mentre degli altri vasi viene data una descrizione sommaria.

(...) of a large loutrophoros depicting scenes of amazonomachia and scenes of dionysiac inspiration, of a lekythos depicting Hercules in the garden of the Hesperides and of a situla with a representation of Rhesus' murder and the abduction of his horses, while the other ones are only summarily described.

(literary, specifically referring to classical antiquity) abduction


ladro

From earlier latro, from Latin latrō (“mercenary; thief; robber”) (nominative form). Doublet of ladrone, from the Latin accusative latrōnem.


scottare

it-verb

a􂀿in most meanings􂁀:e􂀿in the intransitive meaning "to hurt, to pain"􂁀/ò

scottàre (first-person singular present scòtto, first-person singular past historic scottài, past participle scottàto, auxiliary (in most meanings) avére or (in the intransitive meaning "to hurt, to pain") èssere)

scottàre (canonical)
scòtto (first-person present singular)
scottài (first-person historic past singular)
scottàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
èssere (auxiliary)
scottàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
èssere (auxiliary)
scottàndo (gerund)
scottànte (participle present)
scottàto (participle past)
scòtto (first-person indicative present singular)
scòtti (indicative present second-person singular)
scòtta (indicative present singular third-person)
scottiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
scottàte (indicative plural present second-person)
scòttano (indicative plural present third-person)
scottàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scottàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scottàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scottavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scottavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scottàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scottài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
scottàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
scottò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
scottàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
scottàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
scottàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
scotterò (first-person future indicative singular)
scotterài (future indicative second-person singular)
scotterà (future indicative singular third-person)
scotterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
scotteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
scotterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
scotterèi (conditional first-person singular)
scotterésti (conditional second-person singular)
scotterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
scotterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
scotterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
scotteréste (conditional plural second-person)
scotterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
scotterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
scòtti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
scòtti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
scòtti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scottiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
scottiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
scòttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scottàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scottàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scottàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scottàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scottàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scottàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
scòtta (imperative second-person singular)
scòtti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scottiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
scottàte (imperative plural second-person)
scòttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
scottàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
scòtti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
scottiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
scottàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
scòttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From Vulgar Latin *excoctāre, derived from Latin excoctus, perfect passive participle of excoquō (“to boil; to melt; to dry up”), derived from coquō (“to cook”).

quel bambino scotta

(intransitive, hyperbolic, by extension) to be excessively hot, especially because of a fever [auxiliary avere] (of a person or body part)


usura

From Latin ūsūra (“use; enjoyment”), derived from ūsus, perfect passive participle of ūtor (“to use; to enjoy”).

(obsolete, finance) usury (practice of lending money at interest)

usury (exorbitant rate of interest in excess of any legal rates)


omertà

Borrowed from Neapolitan omertà, from Latin humilitātem. Compare Sicilian umirtà. Doublet of umiltà, a borrowing from Latin.

(crime) an omertà or any code of silence


boia

Non erano soltanto motociclisti di periferia, ma boia insensibili assetati del suo sangue.

They weren't just bikers from the outskirts, but ruthless executioners thirsty for his blood.


confino

solitary confinement
solitary confinement


polizia

From Late Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).


impiccare

impiccàre (first-person singular present impìcco, first-person singular past historic impiccài, past participle impiccàto, auxiliary avére)

impiccàre (canonical)
impìcco (first-person present singular)
impiccài (first-person historic past singular)
impiccàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
impiccàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
impiccàndo (gerund)
impiccànte (participle present)
impiccàto (participle past)
impìcco (first-person indicative present singular)
impìcchi (indicative present second-person singular)
impìcca (indicative present singular third-person)
impicchiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
impiccàte (indicative plural present second-person)
impìccano (indicative plural present third-person)
impiccàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
impiccàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
impiccàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
impiccavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
impiccavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
impiccàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
impiccài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
impiccàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
impiccò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
impiccàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
impiccàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
impiccàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
impiccherò (first-person future indicative singular)
impiccherài (future indicative second-person singular)
impiccherà (future indicative singular third-person)
impiccherémo (first-person future indicative plural)
impiccheréte (future indicative plural second-person)
impiccherànno (future indicative plural third-person)
impiccherèi (conditional first-person singular)
impiccherésti (conditional second-person singular)
impiccherèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
impiccherébbe (conditional singular third-person)
impiccherémmo (conditional first-person plural)
impiccheréste (conditional plural second-person)
impiccherèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
impiccherébbero (conditional plural third-person)
impìcchi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
impìcchi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
impìcchi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
impicchiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
impicchiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
impìcchino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
impiccàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
impiccàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
impiccàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
impiccàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
impiccàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
impiccàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
impìcca (imperative second-person singular)
impìcchi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
impicchiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
impiccàte (imperative plural second-person)
impìcchino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
impiccàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
impìcchi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
impicchiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
impiccàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
impìcchino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From im- + *pikk- (“point, hook”, onomatopoeic) + -are.

af

(by extension, rare) to hang (something) (up on something else)


impiccagione

From impicca(re) (“to hang”) + -gione (“-(a)tion”).

suffix

hanging (the act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck)


impiccagione

hanging (a public event at which a person is hanged)


impiccato

From impicc(are) (“to hang”) + -ato (1ˢᵗ conjugation past participle suffix).


squadra

desctree

→ French: escadre
→ Russian: эскадра (eskadra)

Deverbal from squadrare + -a. May correspond to a Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadro, exquadrāre, from Latin ex- + quadrō, from quadrus. Compare French équerre.

(military, law enforcement) squad, cadre


corrompere

it-verb

corrómpere (first-person singular present corrómpo, first-person singular past historic corrùppi, past participle corrótto, auxiliary avére)

corrómpere (canonical)
corrómpo (first-person present singular)
corrùppi (first-person historic past singular)
corrótto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
corrómpere (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
corrompèndo (gerund)
corrompènte (participle present)
corrótto (participle past)
corrómpo (first-person indicative present singular)
corrómpi (indicative present second-person singular)
corrómpe (indicative present singular third-person)
corrompiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
corrompéte (indicative plural present second-person)
corrómpono (indicative plural present third-person)
corrompévo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
corrompévi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
corrompéva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
corrompevàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
corrompevàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
corrompévano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
corrùppi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
corrompésti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
corrùppe (historic indicative past singular third-person)
corrompémmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
corrompéste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
corrùppero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
corromperò (first-person future indicative singular)
corromperài (future indicative second-person singular)
corromperà (future indicative singular third-person)
corromperémo (first-person future indicative plural)
corromperéte (future indicative plural second-person)
corromperànno (future indicative plural third-person)
corromperèi (conditional first-person singular)
corromperésti (conditional second-person singular)
corromperèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
corromperébbe (conditional singular third-person)
corromperémmo (conditional first-person plural)
corromperéste (conditional plural second-person)
corromperèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
corromperébbero (conditional plural third-person)
corrómpa (first-person present singular subjunctive)
corrómpa (present second-person singular subjunctive)
corrómpa (present singular subjunctive third-person)
corrompiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
corrompiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
corrómpano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
corrompéssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
corrompéssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
corrompésse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
corrompéssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
corrompéste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
corrompéssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
corrómpi (imperative second-person singular)
corrómpa (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
corrompiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
corrompéte (imperative plural second-person)
corrómpano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
corrómpere (imperative negative second-person singular)
corrómpa (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
corrompiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
corrompéte (imperative negative plural second-person)
corrómpano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


ghigliottinare

ghigliottinàre (first-person singular present ghigliottìno, first-person singular past historic ghigliottinài, past participle ghigliottinàto, auxiliary avére)

ghigliottinàre (canonical)
ghigliottìno (first-person present singular)
ghigliottinài (first-person historic past singular)
ghigliottinàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
ghigliottinàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
ghigliottinàndo (gerund)
ghigliottinànte (participle present)
ghigliottinàto (participle past)
ghigliottìno (first-person indicative present singular)
ghigliottìni (indicative present second-person singular)
ghigliottìna (indicative present singular third-person)
ghigliottiniàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
ghigliottinàte (indicative plural present second-person)
ghigliottìnano (indicative plural present third-person)
ghigliottinàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ghigliottinàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ghigliottinàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ghigliottinavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ghigliottinavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ghigliottinàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ghigliottinài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ghigliottinàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
ghigliottinò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ghigliottinàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
ghigliottinàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
ghigliottinàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
ghigliottinerò (first-person future indicative singular)
ghigliottinerài (future indicative second-person singular)
ghigliottinerà (future indicative singular third-person)
ghigliottinerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
ghigliottineréte (future indicative plural second-person)
ghigliottinerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
ghigliottinerèi (conditional first-person singular)
ghigliottinerésti (conditional second-person singular)
ghigliottinerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
ghigliottinerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
ghigliottinerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
ghigliottineréste (conditional plural second-person)
ghigliottinerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
ghigliottinerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
ghigliottìni (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ghigliottìni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ghigliottìni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ghigliottiniàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ghigliottiniàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ghigliottìnino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ghigliottinàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ghigliottinàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ghigliottinàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ghigliottinàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ghigliottinàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ghigliottinàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ghigliottìna (imperative second-person singular)
ghigliottìni (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
ghigliottiniàmo (first-person imperative plural)
ghigliottinàte (imperative plural second-person)
ghigliottìnino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
ghigliottinàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
ghigliottìni (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
ghigliottiniàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
ghigliottinàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
ghigliottìnino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


suicidio

Borrowed from New Latin suīcīdium, from suī (“oneself”) and -cīdium (“-cide”).


prigione

From earlier priscione, possibly via Old French prison, from Latin prehēnsiōnem (“the act of seizing”), from prehendō (“to seize, grab”). Doublet of prensione.


carcere

it-noun

carcere m or (outdated or literary) f (plural carceri f)

From Latin carcerem, from Proto-Italic *karkros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), in the sense of “enclosure”. Cognate to Old Catalan càrcer/carçre, Spanish cárcel and Portuguese cárcere.


faraone

From Late Latin Pharaōnem (“pharaoh”), from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace”, “pharaoh”).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">pr-ꜥꜣ</i>


galera

→ French: galère

→ German: Galeere

→ Polish: galera

Archaic variant of galea (“galley”) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives.

(nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)


corruzione

Borrowed from Latin corruptiōnem, derived from corruptus, perfect passive participle of corrumpō (“to pervert; to taint”).


strage

From Latin strāges. Compare Spanish and Portuguese estrago (“destruction”).

cog

a massacre, a mass murder, a butchery, a slaughter


eccidio

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin excidium (“demolition, destruction”), from exscindō (“to annihilate, extirpate”).

slbor

massacre, mass murder, slaughter, carnage


carnefice

Borrowed from Latin carnifex. Compare archaic Portuguese carnífice.


rapimento

From rapire + -mento; cognate with Piedmontese rapiment.


camorra

From a Neapolitan word supposedly from Spanish camorra (“dispute, quarrel”).

(singular only) Camorra (crime organization from Naples)


pena di morte

Literally, “punishment of death”. Compare French peine de mort.


caporale

it-noun

caporale m or f by sense (plural caporali)

Probably based on Latin corpus (“body (of troops)”)

illegal employer of agricultural workers for little pay


sequestro

Borrowed from Latin sequestrum (“depository”), derived from sequester (“mediator, trustee”).


gattabuia

Probably from Ancient Greek κατώγειον (katṓgeion, “underground”), with influence of buio.

uder

(informal, humorous) clink, slammer (prison)


imbroglione

it-noun

imbroglione m (plural imbroglioni, feminine imbrogliona)

imbroglioni (plural)
imbrogliona (feminine)

confidence trickster
confidence trickster


pentito

(crime) a criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant. Used mostly in reference to ex-Mafiosi


secondino

(law enforcement) warder, prison officer, cop, prison guard, jailer


carceriere

carceriere m (plural carcerieri, feminine carceriera)

carcerieri (plural)
carceriera (feminine)


sfregiare

it-verb

sfregiàre (first-person singular present sfrègio or (traditional) sfrégio, first-person singular past historic sfregiài, past participle sfregiàto, auxiliary avére)

sfregiàre (canonical)
sfrègio (first-person present singular)
sfrégio (first-person present singular traditional)
sfregiài (first-person historic past singular)
sfregiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sfregiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sfregiàndo (gerund)
sfregiànte (participle present)
sfregiàto (participle past)
sfrègio (first-person indicative present singular)
sfrégio (Traditional first-person indicative present singular)
sfrègi (indicative present second-person singular)
sfrégi (Traditional indicative present second-person singular)
sfrègia (indicative present singular third-person)
sfrégia (Traditional indicative present singular third-person)
sfregiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sfregiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
sfrègiano (indicative plural present third-person)
sfrégiano (Traditional indicative plural present third-person)
sfregiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sfregiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sfregiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sfregiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sfregiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sfregiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sfregiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sfregiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sfregiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sfregiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sfregiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sfregiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sfregerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sfregerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sfregerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sfregerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sfregeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sfregerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sfregerèi (conditional first-person singular)
sfregerésti (conditional second-person singular)
sfregerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sfregerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sfregerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sfregeréste (conditional plural second-person)
sfregerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sfregerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
sfrègi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sfrégi (Traditional first-person present singular subjunctive)
sfrègi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sfrégi (Traditional present second-person singular subjunctive)
sfrègi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sfrégi (Traditional present singular subjunctive third-person)
sfregiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sfregiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sfrègino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sfrégino (Traditional plural present subjunctive third-person)
sfregiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sfregiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sfregiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sfregiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sfregiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sfregiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sfrègia (imperative second-person singular)
sfrégia (Traditional imperative second-person singular)
sfrègi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sfrégi (Traditional formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sfregiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sfregiàte (imperative plural second-person)
sfrègino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sfrégino (Traditional formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sfregiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
sfrègi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sfrégi (Traditional formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sfregiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sfregiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sfrègino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sfrégino (Traditional formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


spergiuro

it-noun

spergiuro m (plural spergiuri, feminine spergiura)

Borrowed from Latin periūrus. The prefixed s- is an influence from spergiurare.


favoreggiamento

favoreggiamento m (plural favoreggiamenti)

From favoreggiare (“to aid and abet”) + -mento.


pizzo

(slang, derogatory) protection money paid to the mafia


decina

an established and authorized branch of an existing crime family geographically distinct from the main body of the family


condanna a morte

it-noun

condanna a morte f (plural condanne a morte)


braccio della morte

braccio della morte m (plural bracci della morte)

Le proteste della comunità dei Navajo e le preghiere per ottenere la grazia non hanno fermato l'esecuzione nel carcere federale di Terre Haute, nell'Indiana, di Lezmond Mitchell, 38 anni, l'unico nativo americano nel braccio della morte di un carcere statunitense, giustiziato con un'iniezione letale.

2020 August 27, “Stati Uniti, giustiziato l'unico nativo americano nel braccio della morte [United States, the only Native American on death row executed]”, in la Repubblica:

The protests of the Navajo community and the prayers to obtain a pardon have not stopped the execution in a federal prison of Terre Haute, in Indiana, of Lezmond Mitchell, 38 years, the only Native American on death row in a US prison, executed with a lethal injection.


bollare

it-verb

bollàre (first-person singular present bóllo, first-person singular past historic bollài, past participle bollàto, auxiliary avére)

bollàre (canonical)
bóllo (first-person present singular)
bollài (first-person historic past singular)
bollàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
bollàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
bollàndo (gerund)
bollànte (participle present)
bollàto (participle past)
bóllo (first-person indicative present singular)
bólli (indicative present second-person singular)
bólla (indicative present singular third-person)
bolliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
bollàte (indicative plural present second-person)
bóllano (indicative plural present third-person)
bollàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bollàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bollàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bollavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bollavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bollàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bollài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bollàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bollò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bollàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bollàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bollàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
bollerò (first-person future indicative singular)
bollerài (future indicative second-person singular)
bollerà (future indicative singular third-person)
bollerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
bolleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
bollerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
bollerèi (conditional first-person singular)
bollerésti (conditional second-person singular)
bollerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
bollerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
bollerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
bolleréste (conditional plural second-person)
bollerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
bollerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
bólli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
bólli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
bólli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
bolliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
bolliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
bóllino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bollàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bollàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bollàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bollàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bollàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bollàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
bólla (imperative second-person singular)
bólli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
bolliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
bollàte (imperative plural second-person)
bóllino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
bollàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
bólli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
bolliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
bollàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
bóllino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From Medieval Latin bullāre (“to stamp”), from Latin bulla (“bubble, amulet, knob”). By surface analysis, bollo (“stamp”) + -are.

surf

(figurative, by extension) to blame, to denounce


uccisore

it-noun

uccisore m (plural uccisori, feminine uccisora or ucciditrice)

uccisori (plural)
uccisora (feminine)
ucciditrice (feminine)

From Latin occīsōrem.
By surface analysis, uccidere (“to kill”) + -sore.


borseggiatore

it-noun

borseggiatore m (plural borseggiatori, feminine borseggiatrice)

borseggiatori (plural)
borseggiatrice (feminine)


borsaiolo

borsaiolo m (plural borsaioli, feminine borsaiola)


criminologico

it-adj

criminologico (feminine criminologica, masculine plural criminologici, feminine plural criminologiche)

criminologica (feminine)
criminologici (masculine plural)
criminologiche (feminine plural)


faccendiere

it-noun

faccendiere m (plural faccendieri, feminine faccendiera)

faccendieri (plural)
faccendiera (feminine)


schedare

it-verb

schedàre (first-person singular present schèdo, first-person singular past historic schedài, past participle schedàto, auxiliary avére)

schedàre (canonical)
schèdo (first-person present singular)
schedài (first-person historic past singular)
schedàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
schedàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
schedàndo (gerund)
schedànte (participle present)
schedàto (participle past)
schèdo (first-person indicative present singular)
schèdi (indicative present second-person singular)
schèda (indicative present singular third-person)
schediàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
schedàte (indicative plural present second-person)
schèdano (indicative plural present third-person)
schedàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
schedàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
schedàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
schedavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
schedavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
schedàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
schedài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
schedàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
schedò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
schedàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
schedàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
schedàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
schederò (first-person future indicative singular)
schederài (future indicative second-person singular)
schederà (future indicative singular third-person)
schederémo (first-person future indicative plural)
schederéte (future indicative plural second-person)
schederànno (future indicative plural third-person)
schederèi (conditional first-person singular)
schederésti (conditional second-person singular)
schederèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
schederébbe (conditional singular third-person)
schederémmo (conditional first-person plural)
schederéste (conditional plural second-person)
schederèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
schederébbero (conditional plural third-person)
schèdi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
schèdi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
schèdi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
schediàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
schediàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
schèdino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
schedàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
schedàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
schedàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
schedàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
schedàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
schedàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
schèda (imperative second-person singular)
schèdi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
schediàmo (first-person imperative plural)
schedàte (imperative plural second-person)
schèdino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
schedàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
schèdi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
schediàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
schedàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
schèdino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


infanticida

it-noun

infanticida m or f by sense (masculine plural infanticidi, feminine plural infanticide)

infanticidi (masculine plural)
infanticide (feminine plural)


lestofante

lestofante m or f by sense (plural lestofanti)


'ndrangheta

Uncertain. Borrowed from a Calabrian term, mainly: ndrànghita, ntrànghita; also Sicilian ntràgnita~nnràgnita or ntrànghita~ntrànchita. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ἀνδραγαθία (andragathía, “valour/valor”, “prowess”), or to Latin interanea (“bowels”, in the transferred sense of “sharing a deep, exclusive bond”).

cog

organized crime organization, centered in Calabria


celerino

it-noun

celerino m (plural celerini, feminine celerina)


autovelox

From auto- (“automobile”) + Latin vēlōx (“fast, speedy”).

affix

Da tempo gli armadietti dell’autovelox e dei T.red (l’apparecchiatura che fotografa chi passa col rosso) venivano danneggiati con la vernice.

2020 July 10, “Denunciato l’imbrattatore degli autovelox”, in La Nazione Viareggio:

speed camera (camera to detect speeding vehicles)


sedia elettrica

it-noun

sedia elettrica f (plural sedie elettriche)

electric chair (device used for performing execution)


bargello

→ English: Bargello

From older barigello, from Late Latin barigildus, derived from the Frankish or Gothic equivalent of English borough.

(sewing, embroidery) a type of needlepoint embroidery consisting of upright flat stitches laid in a pattern to create zigzag or flamelike motifs, or similar motifs created in quilts


pizzardone

(informal) cop (especially a traffic cop)


ladroneccio

From earlier latroneccio, from Late Latin latrōnicium, metathesis of Latin latrōcinium (“robbery”), derived from latrō (“mercenary, brigand”).

(literary) robbery, theft (especially a series of thefts)


pendaglio da forca

pendaglio da forca m (plural pendagli da forca)

(idiomatic) gallows bird (someone deserving hanging)


delitto d'onore

delitto d'onore m (plural delitti d'onore)


lupara bianca

From lupara, a sawn-off shotgun popularly associated with the murders of the mafia organization Cosa Nostra.
Loosely translatable as “white shotgun”.

a Mafia killing in which all traces of the body etc. are removed


capodecina

capodecina m or f by sense (masculine plural capidecina, feminine plural invariable)

head of a decina (branch within a Mafia family)


cella di isolamento

cella di isolamento f (plural celle di isolamento)

(law enforcement) solitary confinement, hole, isolation cell


cella di detenzione

cella di detenzione f (plural celle di detenzione)

(law enforcement) holding cell, detention cell, jail cell, lockup, hole


agente di custodia

agente di custodia m or f by sense (plural agenti di custodia)


regola di ingaggio

regola di ingaggio f (plural regole di ingaggio)

Calque of English rule of engagement. Compare French règle d’engagement.

(military, law enforcement, usually in the plural) rule of engagement


polizia segreta

polizia segreta f (plural polizie segrete)


procedibilità d'ufficio

Literally, “prosecutability ex ufficio.”

lit

Per esempio siamo intervenuti su tutti i reati, diciamo sulla procedibilità d'ufficio per tutti i reati che hanno l'aggravante del metodo mafioso che erano stati tolti dalla dalla legge Cartabia.

2024 April 7, Porta a Porta, spoken by Giorgia Meloni:

For example, we intervened on all crimes, let's say on prosecution ex offico for all crimes that have the organized-crime enhancement that had been removed by the Cartabia law.

(crime) prosecution at the authorities' initiative, not requiring a formal complaint by an aggrieved party; prosecution ex officio


traffico d'influenze

it-noun

traffico d'influenze m (plural traffici d'influenze)

Literally, “traffic of influences”. Compare French trafic d’influence.

“In Italia, una nuova legge che abroga il reato di abuso d’ufficio e limita la portata del reato di traffico d’influenze potrebbe avere implicazioni per l’individuazione e l’investigazione di frodi e corruzione", si legge nel rapporto.

2024 July 24, Giuseppe Pipitone, “Giustizia, il report Ue stronca l’Italia: “La riforma Nordio danneggia le indagini su corruzione. Col bavaglio effetto intimidatorio sui cronisti” [Justice, the EU report crushes Italy: "The Nordio reform damages investigations of corruption. With the gag orders, chilling effect on reporters"]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:

"In Italy, a new law that abrogates the offense of abuse of office and limits the scope of the offense of trading in influence could have implications on the identification and investigation of fraud and corruption", the report reads.

traffic of influence
traffic of influence

trading in influence
trading in influence

(crime) traffic of influence, trading in influence, influence peddling (crime of exploiting one's influence over a public official to obtain unfair advantages or favorable decisions, typically in exchange for money or other benefits)


inquinamento delle prove

inquinamento delle prove m (plural inquinamenti delle prove)

Se una norma del genere fosse approvata, misure cautelari come quelle eseguite nell’inchiesta di Genova (Toti e l’imprenditore Aldo Spinelli ai domiciliari, l’ex presidente del porto Paolo Emilio Signorini in carcere) non potrebbero essere ordinate, a meno di non ritenere sussistente il pericolo di fuga o quello di inquinamento delle prove, cioè le altre due esigenze cautelari previste dalla legge.

2024 August 7, Paolo Frosina, “Casta alla riscossa dopo l’arresto di Toti: “No a misure cautelari per gli incensurati”. Passa alla Camera l’ordine del giorno di Costa (Azione) [Casta strikes back after Toti's arrest: "No to pre-trial detention for those without criminal records". Costa's (Azione [political party]) order of the day passes in the House]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:

If such a law were approved, pre-trial detentions like those carried out in the Genova investigation (Tati and the entrepreneur Aldo Spinelli under house arrest, the former president of the port Paolo Emilio Signorini in jail) could not be ordained, unless there were a real risk of flight or evidence tampering, i.e., the other two precautionary requirements provided by the law.


sequestro di persona

sequestro di persona m (plural sequestri di persona)

Così a In altre parole (La7) il direttore del Fatto Quotidiano, Marco Travaglio, commenta l’intervento social di Giorgia Meloni nel processo Open Arms, per il quale il leader della Lega è imputato per sequestro di persona a danno di 147 migranti, trattenuti illegittimamente a bordo della nave Open Arms dal 14 al 20 agosto 2019, e rifiuto di atti d’ufficio.

2024 September 15, The Editorial Board, “Open Arms, Travaglio a La7: “Meloni contro giudici? Gravissimo”. E su Toti: “Mai visto un innocente che chiede 2 anni di reclusione” ["Open Arms", Travaglio on La7 [news show]: "Meloni against judges? Very serious". And on Toti: "Never seen an innocent person who asks for a 2 year sentence"]”, in il Fatto Quotidiano:

This is how the director of il Fatto Quotidiano, Marco Travaglio, commented on In altre parole (La7) [news show] on Giorgia Meloni's remarks on social media about the Open Arms trial, for which the leader of the Lega has been charged of kidnapping 147 migrants, held unlawfully on board of the Open Arms ship from 14 to 20 August 2019, and refusal to perform official acts.


rifiuto di atti d'ufficio

rifiuto di atti d'ufficio m (plural rifiuti di atti d'ufficio)

(crime) refusal to perform official acts


omissione di atti d'ufficio

omissione di atti d'ufficio f (plural omissioni di atti d'ufficio)

Literally, “omission of acts of office.”

lit

(crime) the act of neglecting to perform official acts