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condono

amnesty

noun kon-DOH-noh Rare

Also means

pardon

Usage Note

Condono refers to an official pardon or remission — most often a condono fiscale (tax amnesty) or condono edilizio (building amnesty, whereby unauthorised constructions are retroactively legalised). It is a politically charged word in Italy, associated with periodic government measures that critics call 'rewards for lawbreakers'. The verb is condonare (to pardon, to remit).

Examples

"Il governo ha annunciato un nuovo condono fiscale."

Natural Translation

The government announced a new tax amnesty.

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